Strategies to Support School-Based Youth Behavioral Health
Thursday, February 20, 2025
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
Description:
This webinar will provide practical strategies to obtain consent, maintain patient confidentiality, and manage staff for school-based behavioral health and substance use disorder care for middle- through high school-aged youth. Participants will learn how to manage these processes effectively while keeping patient care at the center. Staff from two school-based health centers will provide insights into the real-world challenges faced in implementing integrated behavioral health care and substance use counseling for these age groups.
Earn 1 Behavioral Health continuing education credit (CEUs) for attending this webinar.
Objectives:
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- Apply strategies to obtain consent and maintain patient confidentiality for behavioral health and substance use disorder care for middle- and high-school students.
- Evaluate staffing models for school-based health centers providing integrated care.
- Manage sensitive communication with students, families, educators, and community stakeholders to support the delivery of behavioral health and substance use disorder care in schools.
Presenter:
Mary Crang, DNP, EdS, APRN-FNP-PMH-BC, is Associate Medical Director for Integrative Behavioral Health Services at Ginn Group. Dr. Crang has practiced in a variety of care settings, including school-based health centers, commercial walk-in clinics, an academic health center and inpatient trauma care, and consulting. Dr. Crang also serves at the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Population Health Nursing Science. In this position, she collaborates with the Illinois Health and Family Services Bureau of Behavioral Health to care for Illinois children with mental illnesses under the age of 21 who reside in residential settings.
Andrew Gluck, MBA, is Vice President of Development and Performance Improvement at Ginn Group Collaborative. Mr. Gluck pioneered the application of expected value return on investment (EV-ROI) in the health care field. He has served as a consultant to school-based health clinics in Louisiana, Indiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Oregon to change the conversation from the simple provision of service to the economic benefits of short- and long-term health outcomes (EV-ROI).