August 6th, 2013, with a Half-Day Pre-Conference on August 5th
Days Hotel, Flatwoods, WV
For School-Based Health Center Staff and others interested in school-health.
This year’s workshop theme is
“It’s All About Prevention”
Tuesday, August 6th sessions will cover the various aspects of providing comprehensive exams,
including dental, vision and hearing screening, reproductive health, and age appropriate risk assessment.
Sessions were specifically chosen to address the unique needs of each member of the health care delivery team.
For the Pre-Conference on Monday, August 5th, we are offering a half-day
Adolescent Suicide: Assessing and Managing Risk
With Barri Faucett, ASPEN Project Director
Participants will learn recognition of risk factors for suicide, and the evidence-based
“Question, Persuade, Refer” gatekeeper model of intervention.
Participants will understand simple best practices in interacting with at-risk youth
and will become acquainted with tools and resources for preventing adolescent suicide.
Also on Monday, August 5th we are offering a 2-hour workshop
School-Health 101 – The First Year
This session is designed for those new to school-based health.
Various models for providing medical, mental and oral health in a school setting will be shared.
Registration is FREE! A complete agenda will be posted soon.
Lunch and breaks will be provided at no cost.
Registration is CLOSED
We will have space for displays as well as to showcase story-boards of your special projects.
For questions about the workshop contact Mary Grandon, PA at grandon@marshall.edu
For questions about the online registration process contact
Stephanie Montgomery at smontgom@marshall.edu
Social work and nursing CEUs are pending approval from the Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health
as authorized by the West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners, License 490089, and the West Virginia Board of Examiners
for Registered Nurses, License WV1999-0297. Dental & Counselor CEUs are also pending approval.
For Information about rooms please contact:
Days Inn
Sutton Lane, I-79, Exit 67
Sutton, WV 26601
304-765-5055
This conference is sponsored by the School Health Technical Assistance Center, Marshall University