ABCs of Student Resilience: Tools for Managing Anxiety and Strengthening Connection
Event Details
You are invited to join SOCHE for a virtual training entitled “ABCs of Student Resilience: Tools for Managing Anxiety and Strengthening Connection,” on Friday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET via Zoom. The session will be presented by Wendy Berkshire, Prevention Coordinator and Director of Camp Mariposa for East End Community Services.
Managing stress and anxiety doesn’t need to be complicated, if you just remember your ABCs. This engaging and interactive session will explore the connection between the body, brain, and stress response, providing practical insights into how anxiety manifests in students. Participants will learn evidence-based techniques to interrupt the stress and anxiety cycle and discover tools for building meaningful connections that foster student resilience and emotional well-being.
Learning Goals
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe three ways that stress and anxiety affect our thoughts
- Identify at least four strategies to interrupt stress and the anxiety cycle
- Use at least two tools to connect with students and strengthen their resilience
Whether you work directly with students or support them behind the scenes, this session will equip you with actionable strategies to better understand, respond to, and reduce student stress in your classroom or campus environment.
Reserve your spot today and learn how to turn moments of student stress into opportunities for growth and connection. Click here to register now.
Registration for this session will close on Sunday, April 5.
[If you are unable to attend live, a recording link will be sent to all registrants.]
When: Friday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET [If you are unable to attend live, a recording link will be sent to all registrants.]
Where: SOCHE Zoom platform [link sent at least 24 hours prior to event]
Cost:
- Personnel from SOCHE member schools: $10
- Personnel from NON-member schools/organizations: $20
- Students: $5
Questions? Contact Mindy Claggett at SOCHE
Student Registration Fee Policy
Registration Cancellation Policy
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY, APRIL 5
About the Presenter
Wendy Berkshire, OCPSA
Prevention Coordinator, Director of Camp Mariposa
East End Community Services
Wendy Berkshire is the Prevention Services Coordinator with East End Community Services and is the Director for Dayton Camp Mariposa. Camp Mariposa is a year-round prevention program for youth and teens who have been impacted by a loved one’s substance use disorder, and the work includes creating transformative experiences that build camper’s resilience and coping skills and learning how to grow into becoming their best selves. She is responsible for training and leading a team of volunteer mentors; connecting and supporting families who have experienced trauma related to addiction; and teaching prevention and resiliency classes within the Dayton community. Prior to coming to East End, Wendy was the director of Family Ministries at a local church for 16 years, as well as the Senior Center Director for the City of Kettering for 10 years prior. Ms. Berkshire holds a Bachelor of Science in Gerontology and a Minor in Programming and is an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist through the Ohio Chemical Dependency Board.