Improving School Mental Health (With Charle Peck)

<p>Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. <br /> </p><p>Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. <br /> </p><p>She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators.</p><ul><li>Certified to teach K-12 (M.Ed.).</li><li>​Licensed to practice clinical therapy specializing in trauma (MSW).</li><li>​Taught high school social sciences and mental health curriculum for 18 years. <br /> </li><li>​Led district-wide professional development sessions to improve instructional practice and wellness initiatives.<br /> </li><li>​Led several student-based clubs including community outreach + teen voice.<br /> </li><li>​​Established strong community partnerships.<br /> </li><li>​​Led school promotion efforts.<br /> </li><li>​Wrote mental health + social sciences curricula for public education. <br /> </li><li>​​Served as the school mental health liaison (attended district training sessions, collaborated with administrators and school mental health leads, set school-wide goals, created implementation plans, and led the school-based team to see the plan through).<br /> </li><li>​​Held department responsibilities such as budgeting, scheduling staff, resolving issues, leading meetings, ordering supplies, and other relevant tasks.<br /> </li><li>​Delivered workshops to educators + healthcare professionals.<br /> </li><li>​​Engaged in years of professional training in areas such as instructional best practices, equity + inclusion, critical think