Transcript Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1

School Health Professionals Grant
Funded through The Colorado Department of Education
Presented by Laureen Murray, RN, BSN
Cripple Creek-Victor Behavioral Health Coordinator
Cripple Creek-Victor School District Contract School Nurse
Coordinator, Cripple Creek-Victor Mountain Health Center ,
School Based Health Center
February 2, 2015
History of Behavioral Health
 “To Affect Change One Must Believe in the Powers of
Change”
 Cripple Creek-Victor School District has a School
Based Health Center, the Cripple Creek-Victor
Mountain Health Center
 Behavioral Health Prior to SHPG
 Building Capacity
Cripple Creek-Victor School Based
Health Center Supportive
Personnel
 Behavioral Health Coordinator
 Triage & Liaison of BH referrals
 Community Liaison
 Agencies that provide counseling in school setting
 Two Private Behavioral Health Counselors
 Behavioral Health Organization-Aspen Pointe
Alarming Statistics
 In the first 5 weeks of school, the Cripple Creek-Victor
School District had 8 students arrested for possession
and/or distribution of marijuana
Personnel Involved
 Hired 1.0 FTE Licensed School Counselor and a 0.25
FTE Certified Addictions Counselor
 Collaboration with current Licensed School Counselor
and Behavioral Health Coordinator/Contract School
Nurse/School Based Health Center Coordinator
 Collaboration with Alternative Education
Programming in School District
Teacher & Ancillary Staff Education
 Teach
 In-service from Department of Social Services for Child
Abuse Reporting for Educators is completed
 Mental Health First Aid to staff
 PowerPoint presentation from CAC III regarding signs,
symptoms, and effects of different drug usage and what
to look for, as well as a question and answer period
 Impact of trauma on learning
 Outcome of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
and the impact of trauma on lifelong health and well
being
Tiered Approach for All Students to Include:
Education, Prevention and Intervention
 Tier 1-All Students
 Administration of the TSCC and the SASSI-A2
 Two Assemblies
 Responsible Behavior & Marijuana Workbooks
 Tier 2-Identified Students
 Will be implementing The KIDS Journaling System
 Group Counseling
 Tier 3-Intensive Counseling with Identified Students
Student Education
 LSC and/or CAC III Counselors will be in all
classrooms once a week administering the KIDS
Journal System and pamphlets ordered from SAMHSA
 Two student assemblies addressing substance abuse
and mental health
Goals
 Identify students who are using/abusing substances
 Identify students who are still struggling with the impact of
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trauma in their lives, to include the use of substances
Revise substance abuse school policy in regards to
implementation of urinalysis marijuana drug testing and
breathalyzer alcohol testing for students suspected as
“under the influence” on school property
Receive support from the School Board and the District
Accountability Committee for policy changes
Revise Student Handbook and look at accountability
Provide services for all students
Present on-going achievements and updates to the School
Board
Assessment Tools Utilized
 SASSI-A2-Substance Abuse Subtle Screening
Inventory
 Used to identify students with a high probability of
having a substance use disorder, including both
substance abuse and substance dependence (94%
accuracy)
 TSCC-Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children
Used to evaluate acute and chronic posttraumatic
symptomatology and other symptom clusters found in
some children who have experienced traumatic events
Data Collection
 Data collected will identify students for placement in
either group or individual therapy sessions, as an
intervention piece
 All students will be assessed twice throughout the year
in order to intervene as early as possible with any
mental health or substance abuse issue
Cross Reference Study
SASSI-A2 & TSCC
 A cross study will be completed between the TSCC,
SASSI-A2, student behavioral reports, and/or
counselor information to identify students at risk due
to the increase use of substances and trauma related to
substance abuse
Student Achievement Goals
 Student will know the difference between responsible
use, abuse, and dependency of a substance
 Students will be able to identify the difference
between maladaptive coping skills and healthy coping
skills
 Students will know a minimum of ten (10) healthy
coping skills they will use instead of substance use
Educator Goals
 Educators will know the difference between
responsible use, abuse, and dependency of substances
 Educators will be able to identify students in need of
further treatment due to substance use and/or trauma
 Educators will understand the impact of substance
use/abuse/dependency on learning
 Educators will understand the impact of trauma on
learning
Future Goals
 Parent involvement and education
 Increased student concern and accountability for substance
use and maladaptive behaviors
 Increase student awareness and utilization of new
counseling services
 A presentation at the National NAADAC Conference to
show the impact of marijuana legalization on our rural
school district