James Wogan LCSW

Tag: Equity

Wellness Workshops for Parents / Guardians: Parenting during Pandemic

November 18, 2020
School Based Mental Health (SBMH) Guidebook

www.dropbox.com/s/yf375ywj6rf0ieb/School Based Mental Health Guide Book SBMH.pdf

Recently released School Based Mental Health (SBMH) Guidebook. Authors across disciplines (School Social Work, School Psychology, and School Counseling PPSC) collaborated to develop this manual.

November 5, 2020
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for Equity

Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Equity, and Social Responsibility (by CASEL)

Click to access CASEL-Equity-Insights-Report.pdf

Suicide Prevention by NASP

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/mental-health-resources/preventing-youth-suicide

Suicide Prevention during COVID / Distance Learning

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/covid-19-resource-center/crisis-and-mental-health-resources/comprehensive-school-suicide-prevention-in-a-time-of-distance-learning

SEL Guiding Principles

Click to access selguidingprinciples.pdf

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/mental-health-resources/preventing-youth-suicide

Distinctions of Equity by Zaretta Hammond

https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/blog/a-conversation-about-instructional-equity-with-zaretta-hammond-part-1/

Social Justice Standards by Teaching Tolerance

Click to access TT-Social-Justice-Standards-June-2019.pdf

Bay Bridge, Oakland, CA (photo by James Wogan)

September 22, 2020
The science of music 🎶 mental health

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🧠 Expert musicologist and friend Michael Emeneu (Montreal, Canada) breaks down the benefits of learning music by ear. Click link above to see concise article on Medium.

July 5, 2020
Successful Federal Grant Application – SEL, PBIS, Elementary Counseling & School Social Work (US Dept. of Education).

This successful grant application to the US Department of Education combined structured play during recess with school-based counseling and school social work services to strengthen social, emotional, and behavioral health wellness. Inclusion and school climate skyrocketed, attendance increased, and rates of discipline declined.

James Wogan, LCSW was the lead author and project coordinator for this successful SEL program.

Based on data, PBIS was applied through an equity lens to serve historically underserved communities. The district hired 3.0 FTE” “Social Work Specialists” and expanded support for MTSS Tier 2 and Tier 3 students. Parents from diverse backgrounds strengthen their connection with school.

Staff members straddled the school day and worked in the after school program as well, therefore were present when parents picked up their children.

Example for others to build upon.

We met or exceeded target goals and outcome measures.

www2.ed.gov/programs/elseccounseling/fy15awards/2015-215e-0516.pdf

James Wogan, LCSW

September 2, 2019