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2023 Iowa BEST Summit

7:45am CDT

Continental Breakfast Prefunction (Level 4)

8:00am CDT

Exhibits Grand Concourse (Level 3)

8:45am CDT

Plenary Session: Welcome and 2023 Iowa School Mental Health Awards Grand Ballroom (Level 4)Allison Bruhn Higher Education Plenary Session: Holistic Well-Being on Your Campus: Vision, Partners, Planning, and Impact Room 101 - 102 (Level 1)Joni Troester • Brian Vanderheyden • Erin Baldwin • Tanya Villhauer • Shelley M O'Connell

9:00am CDT

Plenary Session: The Power of Connection Grand Ballroom (Level 4)Dr. Adam Saenz

10:15am CDT

Break

10:30am CDT

Aligning Classroom Practices with Trauma-Informed Principles Room 306 - 307 (Level 3)Brian Meyer Classroom Level Supports Leading to Engagement and Belonging: CW-FIT Room 105 (Level 1)Howard Wills From Student Answers to Action: Fostering Belonging in Schools Room 106 (Level 1)Jonna Hall • Justin Colbert • Sakinah Ellickson School Mental Health Screening Practices: Lessons from the Field Room 308 - 310 (Level 3)Nicole Skaar Partnering with Iowa's MH/DS Regions for Better Student Outcomes Boardroom 3 (Level 3 - Mezzanine)Mae Hingtgen Using Family Engagement to Improve School Attendance Room 103 (Level 1)J. Latham Creating Communities of Equity, Belonging & Hope Room 304 - 305 (Level 3)Teresa Perkins, Ed.D. INVITE ONLY: Imagine Iowa: A School Mental Health Awareness and Skill Training Room 319 - 320 (Level 3)Jacob Priest • Martin Kivligan • Gerta Bardhoshi • Kari Vogelgesang Listening Circle for Educators: What do you NEED to Continue Working in School Systems? Boardroom 2 (Level 3 - Mezzanine)Gina Durfee Nourishing Educators: Building Nutritional Skills for Well-Being Room 101 - 102 (Level 1)Dr. Ruth Grossman Nicholson Resilience Among Educators: What We Know and Where We Need to Go Room 312 - 313 (Level 3)Anne Roche • Craig Sawchuk Expressive Arts in the Schools: Maximizing Student Success Through Innovative Partnerships Room 107 (Level 1)Alyssa Travis • Jea Theis • Betsy Funk Restorative Practices in the Secondary Setting Room 302 - 303 (Level 3)Kristen Souza • Samantha Pohl SEBH Attention Leads to Sizeable Student Discipline Reduction Room 314 - 316 (Level 3)Justin Wagner The Ripple Project: Changing School Culture Through Student Leadership Room 317 - 318 (Level 3)Abby Brecht • Lauren Klosterboer Addressing Burnout in Higher Education: Organizational, Supervisor and Individual Solutions Room 311 (Level 3)Diane Rohlman Broaching Difficult Conversations in the Workplace Room 402 (Level 4)Jennifer Lynch QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Three Steps Anyone can Learn to Help Prevent Suicide Room 301 (Level 3)Britte Garrett, LMHC/CCTP • Bronwyn Threlkeld-Wiegand, LISW/MSSW Working With Students in Distress Room 401 (Level 4)Barry A Schreier

11:45am CDT

Lunch Hall C (Level 2)

1:00pm CDT

Movement Session: Activate Your Muscles - Mini Band Series (30 minutes) Room 302 - 303 (Level 3)Jacob Fredrick Movement Session: Stand Up to A Sitting World (30 minutes) Room 304 - 305 (Level 3)Heidi Swailes District PBIS Efforts Supporting High School Implementation Success Room 306 - 307 (Level 3)Allison Freitag So You Want to Implement A Peer Mentorship Program in Your School? Room 106 (Level 1)Sakinah Ellickson • Jonna Hall Trauma-informed Classroom Practices Room 105 (Level 1)Kelly Vinquist Interconnected Systems Framework for School-Community Mental Health Room 108 (Level 1)Brian Meyer Maximizing Community Partnerships to Increase Mental Health Support for Students and Reduce Burnout for Educators Room 103 (Level 1)Caleb Bonjour Supporting Students with School Refusal Room 308 - 310 (Level 3)Molly Schofield Administrators Helping Administrators – Building Your Caring Collaborative Learning Community Room 101 - 102 (Level 1)Bradley Niebling • Kari Vogelgesang Secondary Traumatic Stress and Caring for Educators Room 312 - 313 (Level 3)Andrea Dencklau • Lisa Cushatt The Power of a Teacher Room 314 - 316 (Level 3)Dr. Adam Saenz Creating and Supporting High Functioning Tier 2 Interventions in a Rural District Room 104 (Level 1)Bobby Willms Mindful Minutes and Happy Habits: Quick “Exercises” for High School Students Room 107 (Level 1)Sarah Belle Selinger The Intersection of Brain Development, Trauma, and Child Behavior Room 317 - 318 (Level 3)Gladys Alvarez Understanding Adolescent Self-Harm and School Based Interventions Room 319 - 320 (Level 3)Dalia Hocine • Ryan Kidder A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Postvention Wellness Support Room 401 (Level 4)Beth Perlman Creating the Conditions for Whole-Person Wellbeing Room 402 (Level 4)Stephanie Downs Embracing Today's Parents as Partners in Orientation and Beyond Room 301 (Level 3)Tina Arthur • Adam Lyons Evidence In Action: Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education Room 311 (Level 3)Megan Hammes

1:45pm CDT

Movement Session: Move Freely - Mobility for Enhanced Health (30 minutes) Room 302 - 303 (Level 3)Jacob Fredrick Movement Session: Strong & Stable with 3D Movement (30 minutes) Room 304 - 305 (Level 3)Heidi Swailes

2:15pm CDT

Break

2:30pm CDT

Movement Session: Pick-Me-Up Yoga for Renewal (30 minutes) Room 302 - 303 (Level 3)Erica Miller Movement Session: Stand Up to A Sitting World (30 minutes) Room 304 - 305 (Level 3)Heidi Swailes Effective Classroom Management Practices to Improve Student Outcomes Room 306 - 307 (Level 3)Sarah Owens Integrating Social Emotional Learning Practices in the Classroom Room 308 - 310 (Level 3)Katie Ireland • Samantha Steffensmeier • Kristen Schrock Understanding Trauma's Effect on the Learning Environment Room 106 (Level 1)Kristy Snyder • Kathleen Klaver What happens when a highschooler and a well-being app connect? Room 105 (Level 1)Brady Weber • Wende Dawson Grassroots Advocacy Meets Research Based Strategy: Capturing Community Voices in Creating an Improvement Framework for Mental Health and Wellness Room 108 (Level 1)Coreen Frank • Lora Daily Online Safety Boardroom 2 (Level 3 - Mezzanine)Rachel Culp Do the Work You Value in Your 2 Square Feet and Beyond Room 104 (Level 1)Lee Johnson • Paula Schmidt Elementary Educators Helping Elementary Educators – Building Your Caring Collaborative Learning Community Room 101 - 102 (Level 1)Bradley Niebling • Kari Vogelgesang Building a Culture of Mental Health Awareness Room 317 - 318 (Level 3)Natalie Nesbitt Crisis in Context: Techniques and Strategies for De-escalation Room 107 (Level 1)Drew Martel Enhancing SEBH Outcomes for Students through Collaborative Problem Solving Room 301 (Level 3)Matt Cretsinger Supporting Students Through Changing Landscapes Room 312 - 313 (Level 3)Jordan Mix The Disconnect: Behavior v Mental Health - Viewing through a DBT Lens Room 314 - 316 (Level 3)Brandi Moon • Jamie Elizalde THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED Surviving the FBA: Top 5 Hacks for Special Educators Room 401 (Level 4)Seth King Round Table 1: How to Fund Wellbeing Initiatives on a Shoestring Budget & Staffing Room 319 - 320 (Level 3) Round Table 2: The Wellbeing of Campus Work: Staff Recruitment & Retention Room 319 - 320 (Level 3) Round Table 3: Student Wellbeing: Recruitment and Persistence to Graduation Room 319 - 320 (Level 3) Round Table 4: Simmer to Boil: The State of State of Campus Mental Health Room 319 - 320 (Level 3) Round Table 5: Managing Collective Social Justice Trauma on Campus: Managing Campus Values v State Values Room 319 - 320 (Level 3) Round Table 6: Student Engagement: When Good Ideas Do Not Generate Participation Room 319 - 320 (Level 3)

3:15pm CDT

Movement Session: Activate Your Muscles: Mini Band Series (30 minutes) Room 304 - 305 (Level 3)Jacob Fredrick Movement Session: Chill-Me-Out Yoga to Unwind (30 minutes) Room 302 - 303 (Level 3)Erica Miller

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Prefunction (Level 4)

7:45am CDT

Exhibits Grand Concourse (Level 3)

8:30am CDT

Engaging with Mindfulness to Enhance Work/Life Harmony Room 401 (Level 4)Susan Tew-Warming Living Fully: The Power of Self-Care Room 319 - 320 (Level 3)Stephanie Downs Living Gratitude in the Workplace Room 302 - 303 (Level 3)Nicole Del Castillo Plenary Session: A Culture of Caring: Live Podcast Grand Ballroom (Level 4)Kari Vogelgesang • Rodney Robinson • Shelby Bryce • Dr. Ian Roberts

9:45am CDT

Break

10:00am CDT

Creating Equitable Classrooms Room 304 - 305 (Level 3)Rodney Robinson Mentors in Violence Prevention: Lessons in the Classroom Room 302 - 303 (Level 3)Alysa Mozak • Tamara Valline Supporting Students with Effective Classroom Management Practices Room 105 (Level 1)Joseph Wehby The ME Residency: Socioemotional Learning Using Music, Technology and Brain Science Room 106 (Level 1)Christina Farrel • Kelly Pelzel • Jason Snell • M Voss Behavioral Health, Stigma, and Access to Care Room 308 - 310 (Level 3)Eric Preuss FEP Panel on Schools and Families Working Together Room 319 - 320 (Level 3)Sara Mercer • Kari Paulsen • Johnna Deaton-Davis • Carol Aden • Rachel Terry Mental Health Support-Law Enforcement Partnerships Room 311 (Level 3)Kate Lally Navigating the Waiver System Boardroom 3 (Level 3 - Mezzanine)LeAnn Moskowitz The Green Dream: Lifting Our Community Up One Interaction & One Event at a Time Boardroom 2 (Level 3 - Mezzanine)Dr. Stacey Cole Acceptance Commitment Therapy... and other therapy gems I find myself repeating Room 306 - 307 (Level 3)Jen Adrian Everybody do the Safety Plan! Room 108 (Level 1)Brittany Roberts Secondary Educators Helping Secondar Educators – Building Your Caring Collaborative Learning Community Room 101 - 102 (Level 1)Bradley Niebling • Kari Vogelgesang “Down the Drain!” Results from Statewide Survey of Novice Teachers Room 103 (Level 1)Dr. Jeremy Penn Addressing the Mental Health Crisis for Students, Families, and Communities Room 312 - 313 (Level 3)Sue Gehling • Connor Kem • Terry Hemann Creating a Continuum of SEBMH Supports for your School District Room 104 (Level 1)Jenny Barnett Evidenced-Based Strategies for Anxiety Across a Multi-Tiered System of Support Room 314 - 316 (Level 3)Dr. Erika Franta Mental Health Resources for You and Your Students Room 317 (Level 3)Liz Gleason See the Good - Meeting Students Where They Are Room 107 (Level 1)Lori Hugen Caring For Self While Caring for Others: You're Hardy & You Know It! Room 401 (Level 4)Barry A Schreier EI-EI-OH Room 402 (Level 4)Stephanie Salasek Rest. Reclaim. Rise Up. Room 301 (Level 3)Kelly Clougher

11:00am CDT

Break

11:15am CDT

Foundational Restorative Practices: Cultivating Belonging to Impact Outcomes Room 318 (Level 3)Jennifer Collins • Theresa Dehn Joyful Movement in the Classroom: Strategies, Tips, and Resources Room 314 - 316 (Level 3)Brian Dauenhauer Relationships Take Work: Fostering Belonging in the Classroom Room 302 - 303 (Level 3)Allison Bruhn Students Matter - Strategies for Embedding Emotions into Instruction Room 106 (Level 1)Kari Staack • Whitney Wells Adapting the Iowa School Mental Health Initiative (ISMHI) for Families Room 401 (Level 4)Kelly Pelzel • Nicole Del Castillo • Nancy Beyer CANCELLED! Integrating Mental Health Providers Into Your Buildings: Tried and True Practices for Ensuring Mental Health Providers Feel Connected, Engaged, and Valued in Your School Room 103 (Level 1)Maggie Hartzler CANCELLED! Supporting Families with Positive Mental Health (Early Childhood/Early ACCESS) Boardroom 3 (Level 3 - Mezzanine)Kellie Patterson Shaping the Path: Engaging Stakeholders to Improve SEBH Boardroom 2 (Level 3 - Mezzanine)Tara Tolly • Laura Medberry Back to the Breath: Breathwork to Promote Self-Regulation Room 304 - 305 (Level 3)Jordan Turner Real Self-care: Breaking Free From the Illusion Room 317 (Level 3)Paula Schmidt • Michele Vosberg SEL for Educators: Being Social Emotional Learners Before we are Social Emotional Leaders Room 306 - 307 (Level 3)Jill Hayes White, EdD Self-Compassion: Not an Option but a Necessity Room 319 - 320 (Level 3)Mary Ball A Multi-tiered System of Support for Students Social Emotional Health Room 108 (Level 1)Gabriel Gluba, LMSW, MCJ, CADC • Elizabeth Gill • Erin Aude • Matt Edwards • Sharyl Wanzek, LMSW Best Practices in Promoting Self-Regulation Skills in Students Room 104-105 (level 1)Erin M.D. Lane, PhD, LPC, NCC Its Not Another Thing: Embedding a Therapeutic Classroom within Tier 3 Room 308 - 310 (Level 3)Dr. Michelle Morse • Nick Swanson • Jennifer Best • Sarah Harris Sleep and Mental Health: Connections and Implications for Adolescents Room 312 - 313 (Level 3)Bengi Baran Together we RISE: Building Pathways of Resilience, Hope, and Wellbeing Room 107 (Level 1)Tonya Hotchkin Higher Education Closing Session: Summing Our Time Together & Looking Forward Room 101 - 102 (Level 1)