Wednesday, March 22, 2023
9:40 AM - 10:55 AM
This workshop is a webinar ONLY – please do not come to the CTE office.
To attend the webinar, log-in as a guest at https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/5ba8074a6b8543ea98bd748613acb298. This is a Blackboard Collaborate Session.
The webinar starts at 1:15 p.m. and we kindly request participants to enter the webinar at least 15 minutes prior to the start time and no later than 1:20 p.m.
Late arrival and/or early exit from the workshop invalidates receiving credit.
The second half of the Support Zone training focuses on participants learning how to refer students of concern experiencing varying levels of distress (mild, moderate and severe), what to do if a student refuses a referral, how to maintain the students’ privacy, and how to follow-up with the student. This session includes role-plays and other interactive activities to help participants practice their recently acquired skills. The facilitator will also discuss the how responding to students of concern affects faculty/staff mental health and how to respond accordingly.
This session includes a review of resources specific to faculty/staff needs and tips on dealing with COVID-19 related stressors. Lastly, the facilitator will review campus and community resources to ensure participants have a thorough understanding of what is available to students and when to use each resource.
This is a required session for a certificate of completion in Mental Health and Well-being Competency.
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If you have an existing training account with the Division of Human Resources, Office of Organizational and Professional Development, you do not need to create an account. You can login using your HR training username and password. By logging in to register for CTE events, your complete training record for both CTE and HR trainings will be available with a single account and login.
April Scott
Associate Director
Mental Health Initiatives
Student Health Services
April Scott currently serves as the Associate Director of Mental Health Initiatives at the University of South Carolina. She is responsible for decreasing public and personal stigma surrounding mental health conditions, coordinating mental health outreach, training, and education to faculty, staff, and students, and working with campus administrators to improve efforts to improve students' well-being.
Scott works with the student body in many roles. She has been a psychology professor with the Opportunity Scholars Program for four years and has co-facilitated BlackSpace, a support group for Black students at UofSC for five years. Scott has had experiences across multiple settings to include: a substance abuse outpatient facility for adults and adolescents, an in-home adoption therapy program, a community mental health center for children and families, a Veterans Affairs hospital, a group practice, and a university counseling center. She also has over ten years of instructional experience working special populations in higher education, such as student-athletes and first-generation college students. Scott’s research interests include Black women’s body image, the intersection of media and mental health, and diversity and equity in organizational settings.