Dr. Tori Stone and Dr. Shekila Melchior from the School Counseling Department at George Mason University will provide an overview of signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression in youth. They will offer strategies for supporting those identified students in your role in the school community. Tier 1, 2, and 3 supports will be discussed and time will be provided for questions.
Topics to be covered include:
This training is intended for School Counselors, K-12 educators, school and campus security personnel, prevention providers, law enforcement, probation officers, school and campus administration, treatment professionals, student conduct professionals, prosecutors, residence life staff, and other interested school, campus or community personnel.
Partial In-service Credit (PIC) for law enforcement and School/Campus Security officers will be offered.
Training will be offered from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Check in begins at 9:30 am.
There is no fee to attend this training.Pre-registration is required.
Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. It is the responsibility of the DCJS assigned course director to review the roster and make a final determination on acceptance into the course. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.
Betsy Bell(804) 997-1658betsy.bell@dcjs.virginia.gov