Spring 2023 Office Hours
with Dr. John Kelly
Learn about MTSS Tier 3, Resilience Strategies for Children, and Threat Assessment in Schools from leading mental health experts.
Mar 22 – Dr. Rebecca Comizio – Resilience Strategies for Children
Apr 26 – Dr. Eric Rossen – MTSS Tier 3: Trauma Services
May 24 – Dr. Melissa Reeves – Threat Assessment in Schools
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About the Webinar Series
Resilience Strategies for Children
Mar 22 , 2023 (1:00 pm EST)
Presented by: Dr. Rebecca Comizio
Rebecca Comizio, MA, MA Ed, NCSP, is Connecticut’s 2019 School Psychologist of the Year. She is a practicing school psychologist at New Canaan Country School in New Canaan, CT & the Waverly Group in Greenwich, CT. Rebecca is a co-host of School Psyched Podcast, rated weekly by Chartable in the top 15-50 in courses in the United States. Rebecca is an advocate for children’s mental, behavioral and academic health supports in schools as she works to spread evidence based practices and access to professional development in the field.
As a leader for the National Association of Psychologists’ (NASP) Communications Committee, Rebecca supports the practice of school psychology at a national level. Rebecca received her Masters in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and her Masters Specialist Degree in School Psychology from Iona College.
MTSS Tier 3: Trauma Services
Apr 26, 2023 (1:00 pm EST)
Presented by: Dr. Eric Rossen
Eric Rossen, Ph.D., NCSP is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, a licensed psychologist in Maryland, and a credentialed National Register Health Service psychologist. He currently serves as the director of professional development and standards for the National Association of School Psychologists. Dr. Rossen has worked in public schools and in independent practice, and has served as a college instructor and adjunct faculty. Dr. Rossen has presented across the US and internationally, and published dozens of articles and book chapters related to school psychology, school safety, and trauma. He is most recently the editor of Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students: A Guide for School-Based Professionals, 2nd Edition; and co-author of Apply a Trauma-Informed Framework to the IEP Process: From Referral to Development. You can follow him on Twitter @E_Rossen, and visit his website at www.ericrossen.com
Threat Assessment in Schools
May 24, 2023 (1:00 pm EST)
Presented by: Dr. Melissa Reeves
Dr. Melissa Reeves, Ph.D., NCSP, LPC is a nationally certified school psychologist, licensed special education teacher, licensed professional counselor, and former district coordinator of social/emotional/behavioral services. She is past president of the National Association of School Psychologists (2016-17), most recently was an Associate Professor at Winthrop University, and previously worked for the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado. She has over 20 years’ experience working in public schools and a private school, in addition to providing mental health services in day and residential treatment settings. She is a senior consultant with Sigma Threat Management Associates, an ONTIC company, and lead author of the South Carolina Department of Education School-Based Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Best Practice Guideline. Dr. Reeves is co-author of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention and Intervention curriculum and former Chair (and current member) of the NASP School Safety and Crisis Response Committee. She also serves on her university’s Critical Incident Management Team and the College of Arts and Science COVID-19 Recovery committee.
She travels both nationally and internationally training professionals in the areas of school crisis prevention through recovery, threat and suicide assessment, the impact of trauma on academic achievement, and works with schools on establishing a positive and safe school climate. Dr. Reeves is also senior advisor for Safe and Sound Schools, an organization founded by two parents who lost their children in the Sandy Hook tragedy and as NASP President, Dr. Reeves appointed the NASP Social Justice Task Force. She has conducted more than 300 workshops and presentations and has also provided consultation and staff development to professionals in the United States Department of Defense Educational Activity Schools located on various military installations. Dr. Reeves has authored six books and multiple publications.
