Special Topics Cafe: 1st Wednesday @3:30-5:00 (RECORDED): In this professional community of practice, nurses will have an opportunity to engage with our partners to learn about and discuss current topics in school nursing. Generally there will be a presentation followed by an opportunity for Q&A.
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Fall 2024 Schedule Of Sessions:
September 6: Oregon Department of Education (ODE): Topics: School Health Services OAR, Communicable Disease Guidance (Ely Sanders, Rachel Smith) Video Presentation slides and links
October 4: Office of Civil Rights Guidance: Topics: 504 Guidance Updates (IHP/IEP/504), 2016 Memo on Students with ADHD, 2022 Discipline for Students with Disabilities (Dr, Marinda Peters) Video Presentation Slides
December 6: Collaborating with School Based Health Centers: Collaboration between SBHC and OSNA: building whole school systems. Maureen Hinnman and Hannah Smith will share about the development of school health needs assessments between 2018 to present. School nurses will hear about opportunities to advocate for assessment of school health needs. What do you need to support students? What does your district need? Video Legislative Committee Interest Form
January 3, 2024: Sources of Strength: Liz Thorne of Matchstick Consulting will present on Sources of Strengths a best practice suicide prevention project that moves beyond singular risk factors to focus on multiple sources of support (strengths) and increases help seeking behaviors and promotes connections to peers and caring adults. Video Slide Deck Resources (1) Resources (2)
February 7, 2024: Identifying Health-related Needs and Roles at School: A Parent’s Perspective
This session will be a presentation and discussion with the Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (OCCYSHN). OCCYSHN will present a short video of a mother describing her daughter’s experience in the school system and the various points in time where things worked well or didn’t work well. Following the video, participants will share strategies that might have improved this youth’s school experience and outcomes. Participants will also discuss the impact of the daughter’s unmet needs on the mother and family. OCCYSHN is Oregon's public health agency for children and youth with special health care needs (OCCYSHCN). It works for policy change and supports Oregon’s systems of care so they are better equipped to meet the needs of this vulnerable population.
March 6, 2024: Acuity tool discussion: This discussion will be based upon case studies provided by Oregon school nurses. Video Presentation
April 3, 2024: Partners from ODE will share planning for the 2024-2025 school year.
May 1, 2024: Taylor Hooton Foundation: Brian Parker is a member of the Taylor Hooton Foundation and speaks on the subject of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances. Brian serves as the Director of Education for the Foundation which was founded in 2004, the year following the loss of the Hooton Family’s youngest son Taylor. After studying at Elon University and working in baseball, Brian has spent the past 12 years with the organization speaking directly to thousands of people raising awareness about the widespread use of these substances. This program provides a pragmatic view of these substances – What are they? Who is using? Where are they coming from? What are the social issues and pressures driving their usage? How do we navigate dietary supplements? What are the dangers? The program will provide factual information about the world of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances so that together we can provide a crucial conversation to our students about properly achieving their goals while living and competing the right way.
June 5, 2024: Nutrition Services: Feeding Food program/Understanding Child Nutrition