12.15.20 Building Capacity Using Communities of Practice - Every Moment Counts with Susan Bazyk
Channel: OTAP-RSOI
Date: 2023-01-23

The focus of this session will be on moving from ‘knowing to doing’ – specifically, on how to build capacity of school personnel and families to promote positive mental health throughout the day by using Every Moment Counts model programs and embedded strategies. Sue will describe how to develop and implement Communities of Practice (CoPs) to foster shared learning, strategic planning, and shared work. She will review the free, online course (SAMHSA funded) that can be used by CoPs to create meaningful change. Opportunities for questions and discussion will be followed by success stories of how this building capacity process has led to school personnel embedding mental health promotion strategies and programs relevant to their context and specific needs.

Before you join: Please go to the Every Moment Counts website and familiarize yourself to Foundations (tiered approach to mental health) and the Initiatives (Embedded Strategies, Integrated Services, Calm Moments Cards, Comfortable Cafeteria, Refreshing Recess, Making Leisure Matter). This session will emphasize content in the Creating Change Leaders section. Website: www.everymomentcounts.org Videos depicting implementation are available in the left column under the Initiatives sections.
Link to handouts: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1erfs29Igx5PuOTwg5-38IHlzpE9TFQCJ?usp=share_link
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