Systems Consulting

Building a Trauma Responsive MTSS

These consultations were created for PK-12 school and afterschool administrators and leaders. Participants will explore and apply the five core elements of Trauma Responsive MTSS that guide implementation, assure deepened relationships among leaders, staff and youth that produce better outcomes.

These 5 core elements include:

  1. Exploration of discipline policies and data

  2. Evidence-based, trauma responsive practices at the Tier 1, 2, and 3 levels,

  3. Strong family relationships,

  4. Leading from a trauma responsive lens

  5. Embodying trauma responsive care across the school community

Resilient Youth, Resilient Adults, Resilient Schools

In this train the trainer model, Kym facilitates learning with school mental health staff, principals, and administrators in after school, early childhood, and out of school time to be able to train others in their systems to create and refine policies and practices so that we are proactively teaching relationship-oriented practices and how to respond instead of react to behaviors, trauma, and crises.

Uses Implementation Science including follow up Coaching Sessions in order to:

  1. Assist in applying practices

  2. Set and measure progress toward goals

  3. Dive into data

  4. Problem-solve issues

  5. Adapt practices based on each participant’s school or site needs.

****Required that participants have already completed Trauma Responsive Practices 101 and 102 OR are able to pass a pre-test about trauma responsive care. This is a more advanced training about becoming the facilitator and how to support others in implementing practices at your site/school.

Using Implementation Science for Lasting Youth Outcomes

Ever had a great idea or an amazing evidence-based practice you wanted to implement, but you didn’t know how, it didn’t turn out the way you wanted or outcomes were much lower than anticipated?

These consultations will:

Guide program and school administrators through the process of using Implementation Science to take research or evidence-based practices from “knowing to doing” to maximize child outcomes.

Leaders will:

  1. Determine best ways to choose a practice that fits with their school or organization

  2. Develop streamlined communication plans

  3. Build an implementation team

  4. Understand and apply the Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) cycle to learn about what’s working and modify supports for implementation.