S7 Episode 14: Mental Health First Aid

04/16/20 • 26 min

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Just as there are often signals that a person may need physical first aid, students’ behavior can indicate that a student may need mental health first aid.

In this episode, Arizona Department of Education School Safety & Social Wellness Program Grant Specialist Lindsay Walker and first-grade teacher Hannah Williams join hosts Danielle and Angelia. The four discuss how to look at student behavior as communication rather than something to manage and, specifically, trainings and resources the Arizona Department of Education offers to do with behavioral health and suicide prevention, known as Project A.W.A.R.E. (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education).

Learn more about Project A.W.A.R.E. at tinyurl.com/adeprojectaware. Learn more about the Arizona K12 Center at azk12.org.

Just as there are often signals that a person may need physical first aid, students’ behavior can indicate that a student may need mental health first aid.

Learn more about Project A.W.A.R.E. at tinyurl.com/adeprojectaware. Learn more about the Arizona K12 Center at azk12.org.

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S7 Episode 13: Stepping Back from the Waterfall: The Impact of Mindfulness

Teachers are dealing with incredible amounts of stress and uncertainty as they navigate work and life during the COVID-19 pandemic. To share how she cultivates mindfulness during her usual, everyday life and this extraordinary time, Principal Allison Carmichael joins 3Ps in a Pod hosts Danielle and Angelia.

Along with being principal of Silver Valley Elementary in Queen Creek, Carmichael runs Second Arrow, which provides mindfulness tools for educators. Carmichael shares in this episode how and why she started Second Arrow and what tools she has found especially helpful in her mental health journey. You’ll also hear strategies Danielle and Angelia have found helpful in centering themselves.

Here are a list of links to resources mentioned in this episode:

Second Arrow’s Instagram page
Second Arrow’s Twitter page
Alternate nostril breathing, also known as “nadi shodhanah pranayama”
Ten Percent Happier
Yoga Nidra
Simple Habit
Calm App
5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
TeacherFit

Further process today's episodes using the reflection guide linked here.

Learn more about the Arizona K12 Center at azk12.org.

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S7 Episode 15: Transforming Trauma into Hope and Action for Mixed Status Families with Reyna Montoya

How can teachers support students who have experienced immigration-related trauma? In today’s episode, Reyna Montoya shares with 3Ps in a Pod hosts Mary and Angelia about her journey through Arizona schools as an undocumented English language learner and then as a classroom teacher, which led to her creating the organization Aliento. This Phoenix-based organization works to transform immigration-related trauma into hope and action.

Montoya also talks specifically about how the current COVID-19 situation is impacting mixed status families and how teachers and leaders can address those students now and as schools prepare for a new school year in the fall.

Learn more about Aliento at alientoaz.org.

Learn more about the Arizona K12 Center at azk12.org.