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Ron Lake, MSW, LICSW

School Social Worker & Adjunct Instructor, Duluth Public Schools

Ron Lake, MSW, LICSW, is a School Social Worker and Adjunct Instructor with Duluth Public Schools, Minnesota. He is affiliated with the Minnesota Department of Education PBIS program and St. Scholastica, and serves as a Supported Family Time Supervisor with Lutheran Social Services alongside Alexandra Schurrer.

Breakout 3B

Common Factors of Helping Relationships & Their Application to Facilitating Crisis Response and Crisis Recovery Team Meetings

Ron Lake

Common Factors of "helping" have been studied for years and are a profound factor in therapeutic outcomes. This research based session focuses on applying “common factors” of helping relationships to facilitating crisis response and recovery meetings using the GUIDE Model.

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Learning Objectives:

  1. Gain and share personal best practices for facilitating crisis meetings.

  2. Understand the impact of “Common Factors” in helping relationships.

  3. Apply “Common Factors” research to facilitating crisis meetings.

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CEUs: 1 BOSW Clinical

Breakout 5D

Breakout 5D: When Tier 1 Is Not Enough: Strengthening Tier 2 and Tier 3 Supports in PBIS

Ellen Grossman & Ron Lake

This interactive session focuses on strengthening Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports within a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework to better serve students with targeted and intensive behavioral and mental health needs. Grounded in evidence-based practices, PBIS research, and implementation science, participants will explore the essential systems and conditions required for effective intervention, including data-based decision making, clearly defined team processes, and fidelity of implementation. Emphasis will be placed on the role of school social workers in coordinating supports across school, family, and community settings to improve student outcomes and ensure consistent, equitable access to interventions.

 

Learning Objectives:

  1. Define and differentiate Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports within PBIS and identify students using data-based decision making,

  2. Evaluate and strengthen key system components to improve fidelity and effectiveness of interventions,

  3. Apply practical, evidence-based strategies to coordinate supports across school, family, and mental health systems.

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CEUs: 1.5 PELSB PBIS

 

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