Ways to Work with Joan

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Feel free to contact me directly to discuss your school climate and SEL needs and goals.  Whether you would like to deepen your personal or leadership communication skills or lead a comprehensive school climate journey, I will provide guidance on how to get started.  

Gather key players in your building,  district or organization and schedule a meeting in which I will help you reflect on your current school climate initiatives and introduce  key strategies to address your challenges in ways that will  inspire all staff to participate in the journey. I encourage administrators to invite a few mental health staff members and teachers to attend.  They typically become the people who help you move forward and gain staff support.

People love to learn ways to meet their needs and address their personal and professional challenges.  I enjoy sharing strategies you can use tomorrow as well as the theories behind the practices.  Each component helps move individuals and schools further along on their journey to creating an intentionally positive school environment. Participants come to realize the powerful role they play in influencing what others believe to be true about themselves and in turn, the behaviors they choose.

One hour faculty meeting provides awareness and sparks interest, yet developing skills and changing school climate does not happen in 45 minutes.  I like to create a series of custom interactive workshops  so that stakeholders can not only learn about what works, but develop the skills to use what works personally and professionally.

One of my favorite things to do is to coach teachers, leaders, and aspiring administrators .  This is an opportunity for you to reflect on and discuss your specific situation and current challenges in order to increase your skills and explore ways to address immediate needs. Aspiring administrators often appreciate being able to formulate how they will address school climate questions in  preparation for an interview.