Designing School and Community Mental Health Support System
School and community leaders are challenged to improve achievement and performance in the face of multiple challenges. The Unified Systems of Support workshops are delivered by school leaders who have led successful implementation of the UCLA Center for Mental Health & Learning Supports system. We will help your leadership to analyze practices and identify how best to address specific barriers to mental health.
Benefits of the Unified Systems of Supports:
• Strengthens your existing practices rather than an “add on” program.
• Aligns and integrate your supports to strengthen academic outcomes.
• Addresses secondary stress of adults serving children and famlies.
• Identifies your highest impact strategies to address the specific barriers of your school and organizations.
• Unifies the work of the school, families, and community in a system for collective impact.
Workshop Opportunities
Unified Systems of Support
Based on the foundational work of the
The UCLA School Mental Health Project
www.smhp.psych.ucla.edu
One Day
One day workshop for school and community leaders to apply data analysis to determine impact of existing programs and practices and employ improved organizational mental health practices for collective impact.
Customized Workshop
Customized workshop(s) for school and/or community leaders to examine mental health challenges and the strategies to address mental health with their current resources.
Resource Mapping & Analysis
Resource Mapping and Analysis for schools and/or community non-profit leadership such as United Way, Family Connections Networks to identify and to analyze the capacity of existing programs, practices, and services to support mental health.
Customized Leadership Coaching
Customized leadership coaching for school and community leaders to address specific issues and challenges.
Recommended for on-going implementation challenges with school improvement and strategic plans.
Contact for Information and Scheduling:
Dr. Merrianne Dyer
Field Associate
MDyer@UnifiedSystemsSupport.com
770.539.0678
Dr. Dyer’s Curriculum Vitae
About Merrianne Dyer
Merrianne previously served for 36 years as a teacher, principal, and retired as Superintendent of Gainesville (GA) City Schools in 2014. She holds a Ed.S. degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in Education Policy from Georgia State University. See the evaluation report on how, under her superintendency, Gainesville developed a Comprehensive System of Learning Supports to better address and prevent barriers to teaching and learning. After retiring from Gainesville, she spent a number of years as a consultant with the Scholastic, Inc. division of Family-Engagement and Learning Supports. She currently works with school districts and community agencies across the nation to transform how they address barriers to learning and teaching. She resides in Georgia.