Working with Parents & Caregivers in Schools (Part One)

Linda Raffaele-Mendez

This is a 2 part series on involving parents and caregivers in mental health programming for students. Using the 3 tier intervetion model, Part one will introduce participants to evidence-based strategies for involving parents and caregivers at the Tier 1 level. 

Objectives for all three parts:

• Become familiar with the idea of whole school mental health initiatives 
• Gain familiarity data gathering at the different tiers and the impact of cultural differences
• Learn and know how to apply various different strategies and macro and micro levels.

Bio

Linda Raffaele-Mendez holds a doctorate in School Psychology and is a licensed psychologist. She is an Associate Profession of the School Psychology Program at Fairleigh Dickinson Univeristy. Linda is author of Cognitive behavioral therapy in schools: A tiered approach to youth mental health. She is also author/co-author of 12 book chapters and 25 articles on a wide range of topics, ranging from working with parents, addressing disciplinary outcomes by gender, suspension, gender and education, sexual harassment, treatment of depressed children, and anger and self-regulation. Linda has participated in numerous funded and non-funded research projects related to school, parents, and community-based topics. She has presented at more than 70 peer-reviewed conferences. In her role as associate professor, she supervises dissertation students and teaches a wide range of courses in school psychology.

*This is a free training offered through the NJDOE mental health grant and NJASP.