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Click here to sign up for webinar   What: This presentation will describe a comprehensive school-wide system that maximizes students' academic achievement, creates safe school environments and positive school climates, increases and sustains effective classroom instruction and parent involvement, and collects data to demonstrate student and building outcomes.    We will discuss the six critical components of an effective PBSS system: Social, emotional, and behavioral skills instruction approach The development of grade-level and building-wide accountability systems Staff an

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What:
Teasing, taunting, bullying, harassment, and physical aggression are pervasive problems with children and adolescents across the country and in our communities today. To address these problems, schools need comprehensive, evidence-based, and ecologically-sound assessment to intervention approaches at the primary (e.g., whole school or school linked to community), secondary (e.g., early intervention groups for potential or "early-indication" bullies or victims), and tertiary (e.g., direct services for existing bullies) levels of prevention. This webinar will present strategies at each of these intervention levels using Project ACHIEVE's "Special Situation Analysis" approach. More specifically, the webinar will discuss ways to leverage social skills training, peer-mediated approaches, school-wide accountability systems, school safety systems, and home-school collaboration such that teasing, taunting, bullying, harassment, and physical aggression is either prevented or addressed. Especially emphasized will be the importance of differentiating approaches to address the bullies, victims, and bystanders who are involved in these inappropriate interactions. Participants will learn: How school-based teasing, taunting, bullying, harassment,  and physical aggression need to be addressed through comprehensive, evidence-based, and ecologically-sound assessment to intervention approaches at the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention levels; How to apply Project ACHIEVE's "Special Situation Analysis" approach to interventions at these three levels ;  How to leverage social skills training, peer-mediated approaches, school-wide accountability systems, school safety systems, and home-school col

To register, or for more information contact MELODY DOMPH at 253-9249 What:
A series of classes structured to help parents and direct caregivers understand and support children and adolescents with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well being. The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family members and direct caregiver volunteers who know what it's like to have a child struggling with one of these brain disorders. Topics covered will be the 'no fault' approach, the biology of mental illness, getting an accurate diagnosis, an overview of treatment options, the impact on family, communication, crisis management, the system/agencies involved with your child, the importance of record keepng, and advocating and team building for you and your child. There is no cost to participate in the NAMI Basics Program and you will be given course materials to take home. Pre-registration is required and class size is 20. When/Where: Child Development Center
Kalispell, MT
Oct 18, 23, 25
6-8:30pm Contact:
Melody Domph
253-9249

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Pre-registration is required and class size is limited to 20.
To register contact: Melody Domph 253-9249

What:
A series of 6 classes structured to help parents and direct caregivers understand and support children andadolescents with serious mental illness (ADD/ADHD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Schizophrenia, and other emotional and behavioral issues) while maintaining their own well being. The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family members and direct caregiver volunteers who know what it's like to have a child struggling with one of these brain disorders. Topics covered will be the 'no fault' approach, the biology of mental illness, getting an accurate diagnosis, an overview of treatment options, the impact on family, communication, crisis management, the systems/agencies involved with your child, the importance of record keeping, and advocating and team building for you and your child. When:
Thursdays
February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2013
March 7, 14, 2013
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Mountain Where:
Child Development Center
1725 Montana 35
Kalispell, MT 59901 Cost:
There is no cost to participate in the NAMI Basics Program and you will be given course materials to take home.

What: A series of 6 bi-weekly classes structured to help parents and direct caregivers understand and support children and adolescents with serious mental illness while maintaining their own well being. The course is taught by a team of trained NAMI family members and direct caregiver volunteers who know what it's like to have a child struggling with one of these brain disorders. Topics covered will be the 'no fault' approach, the biology of mental illness, getting an accurate diagnosis, an overview of treatment options, the impact on family, communication, crisis management, the systems/agencies involved with your child, the importance of record keeping, and advocating and team building for you and your child. There is no cost to participate in the NAMI Basics Program and you will be given course materials to take home. We invite you to call for more information. * Pre-registration is required and class size is limited to 20 * When: March 13 - March 29, 2012 Tuesday and Thursday 9:30am to 12:00pm Where: The Summit 205 Sunnyview Lane Kalispell To register: For more information or to register for this course, please call Melody Domph at 406-253-9249"