Umatter® for Schools – Spring Evening Edition

Flyer for Umatter® for Schools Spring 2024

Umatter® for Schools program will take place in the evenings for our Spring session.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 – 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 – 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 – 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Offered By: CHL

About the Trainer:

Kathleen Kilbourne, M.Ed. (she/her) Executive Director Center for Health and Learning

Kathleen brings to the role of Executive Director and Trainer for the Center for Health and Learning (CHL) and the Vermont Suicide Prevention Center (VTSPC), a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration, three state license endorsements (Elem. Education, Special Education, and Administration), as well as over twenty-eight years of service in public education in VT. She has served as a classroom teacher, special educator, not-for-profit director, and most recently, as a principal over the past decade. She is a nationally certified Crisis Prevention Institute instructor, a nationally certified Mental Health First Aid instructor, and consultant who uses restorative practices to support healing and growing relationships. Kathleen also guest lectures at four institutions of higher learning in VT.

Since Kathleen is an adoptive and biological mom and has served as a foster mom in the past, she has both personal and professional experiences that drive her passion for this work. Within her cross-cultural parenting journey of the past 22 years, she shares that her experiences as ‘“a consumer of services” is as valuable to her learning and growth as her time as “a provider of services to others.” She brings a deep and relevant understanding of systems, accessibility, and equity and the continued need for improvements for ALL consumers.

More recently in April of 2020, Kathleen is also a loss survivor of a close friend who died by suicide. This life experience contributes to both her understanding of the immense pain and tragedy this can cause, and it also inspires her to use this experience to bring HOPE and EMPOWERMENT to those who still face mental health issues daily.

Where: Course contains virtual live sessions plus self-paced, asynchronous work

Cost:

$800 per person

With a team of 3 or more, your administrator (principal) gets a free registration!

$1800 per person – Eligible for 3 Graduate Credits through Vermont State University.

(Attendance at all zoom sessions plus independent course work and final paper required)

Refund Policy: Refunds up to 7 days before event. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.

*CHL is pleased to present Umatter® for Schools under funding from the Vermont Departments of Mental Health (DMH) and Health (VDH). Scholarships will be granted through an approval process on an individual basis.

About this Training:

Umatter® for Schools aims to help teams build comprehensive suicide prevention awareness, strong and thoughtful conversation facilitation, understanding of roles and responsibilities, protocols for prevention and postvention situations, and be positioned to teach and train other school employees awareness basics in the effort to fortify a solid suicide prevention foundation and culture. Participant teams will complete the Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills training as part of the course and become eligible to pursue the Training of Trainers so you can train other staff or parents at your school.

Who should attend:

Schools are encouraged to send teams with a minimum of two people consisting of a guidance counselor, nurse, health educator, mental health provider, and/or administrator. Support of school administration is recommended.

Objectives of Training:

● Deepen understanding of risk factors and warning signs

● Develop knowledge skillset and competencies of facilitating conversations about suicide

● Identify, with confidence, next steps in getting help

● Create and share prevention and postvention protocols

● Ability to train other members of school community in suicide prevention

● Gain capacity to break stigma culture related to mental health, suicide, and asking for help

Additional Information:

Signing up for Umatter® for Schools means you are making the commitment to attend all zoom sessions in addition to completing all asynchronous work required in the course.

Course platform login and instructions will be provided via email several weeks prior to start of course by CHL instructors.

The Center for Health and Learning can also bring Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training to your workplace, organization, or community group. Please contact Cristina at Cristina@healthandlearning.org for more information.