Welcome to module 3, a piece of the Synegetic Education Institute’s Behavioral Health Program. This module will meet the requirement of at least one hour of behavioral health content that is culturally responsive and trauma- and evidence-informed.
Get ready to transform your classroom into a safe haven for learning and growth as we explore how safety and belonging start in the brain! Dive into the neuroscience and discover how a safe and welcoming environment is not only the foundation of classroom culture and community, but also crucial for academic and behavioral success and overall well-being. However, providing students with a sense of security can be challenging if we don’t understand how the brain perceives safety and threats. You cannot talk someone into feeling safe. Learn practical approaches that foster a sense of safety, nurture trust and belonging, and help students navigate challenges with confidence and curiosity rather than fear, teaching them that they can manage difficult tasks.
Thank you for joining us on the journey of growth and learning!
Happy Learning,
Judy Norman and the SEI Team
Navigating the Learning Platform:
Click here to watch a 4-minute video that will walk you through the learning platform and show you where to find everything you need to be successful in this program. While watching this video, and all videos, the images you see below will be in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, to turn on closed-captioning, simply click on the cc icon (it is circled in red below), you will have the option of choosing English auto-generated captions, or customizing the captions.
Meet Your Instructor:
Judith Norman, MA, MS, LPC-S, LSC, RPT-S is a co-founder and the lead trainer at the Synergetic Education® Institute. Licensed as both a School and Professional Counselor, she has spent 25 years working at the intersection of education and mental health. As a teacher, mental health professional, consultant, and the creator of the Learning Tools™ and Braindrops™ frameworks and the Developmental Mindsets Paradigm™, Judith collaborates internationally with school communities.
Judith has been a School Counselor at Title One schools and two-way bilingual immersion schools, has worked at the district level as a Social Emotional Learning Coach in the United States, and as a School Counselor and Director of Guidance at an international school overseas. Judith trains and supervises both school-based and clinical mental health professionals. Judith speaks nationally, and consults, and teaches internationally, has developed SEL and trauma-informed programming across various levels of school functioning, and has supported Department of Education state-wide initiatives with district and state-wide training for educators, school-based mental professionals, and educational leaders. Judith led her school district in implementing a Kaiser Permanente “Thriving Schools Grant,” aimed at advancing social-emotional wellness and behavioral health in school districts. Judith co-authored a chapter with Lisa Dion in “Play-Therapy Treatment Planning with Children and Families.”
To get started and begin accessing the program lessons, you will first need to complete and agree to the Program Agreements. Please click on “Behavioral Health Program – Program Agreements” under “Course Content” below to begin!