Pre-Conference Sessions
Offered on Thursday, December 3, from 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Session 1. When to Share & What to Share: Client Confidentiality Presenters: Tamitha Price, MSW, Executive Director, NASW, Missouri Chapter, Jefferson City, MOSchool social workers are the link between schools, family and the community. This hands-on workshop will prepare participants for the challenges of determining what information needs to be shared, with whom, and when as well as what information needs to be held in confidence to assure the best educational success for the students.
Session 2. Stewards of Children: Adults Resolving Child Sexual Abuse in Communities
Presenters: Joy Oesterly, Prevention Director, MO Kids First, Jefferson City, MO
Stewards of Children is a sexual abuse prevention-training program that educates adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Designed for organizations that serve children and youth, the Stewards of Children curriculum was developed by Darkness to Light, a non-profit whose mission is to reduce the incidence of child sexual abuse by shifting the responsibility from children to adults. The curriculum includes the “7 Steps to Protecting our Children,” evidence-based educational tool for sexual abuse prevention and a training program that integrates the principles of choice, consciousness, and personal power to promote an understanding of the nature and impact of child sexual abuse, and uses those principles to provide a context for empowered action.
Session 3. Promoting a Coordinated Approach to School Health Programs
Bill Potts-Datema, Chief, Program Development and Services Branch (PDSB), CDC-DASH, Atlanta, GA
The CDC encourages using a coordinated approach to school health programs to create and support a health promoting school environment. Starting with the child at the center, participants will connect each of the eight components of the coordinated school health program to experience the impact of a fully functioning coordinated school health program. Participants will also learn how to engage school and community members on the school health advisory council to affect policies that support a healthy learning environment.
Session 4. Allergies, Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Education for the School Community
Christopher Weiss, Director, Legislative & Regulatory Research, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, Fairfax, VA with Kathleen McDarby, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO and panel
The number of students with food allergies is increasing. Participants will learn the elements of a comprehensive food allergy protocol and an innovative approach to working with schools in Missouri, spearheaded by St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Parent representatives will present the attitudes and needs of students with food allergies.
Session 5. Managing Students With Special Health Care Needs
Cecilia Brower, RN, Lees Summit, Missouri along with other MASN members
Learn how to identify student’s health needs that require intervention during school hours, and how to apply the findings to the development of an Individualized Healthcare Plan (IHP) and Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for the student. The application of IHP’s to 504’s and Individual Education Plans (IEPs) will be discussed. Participants will work in small groups to develop IHP’s and EAP’s for some of the more common health concerns in school, such as asthma, seizure disorders and diabetes. They will also learn how to train, monitor and supervise other school personnel in delivery of care when delegation is appropriate; and continually evaluate the student’s health status.