Supporting Schools: A Practical Approach to Eating Disorder Prevention

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A learning series for School Mental Health Teams. A five part series

Adults in schools play an important role in shaping school environments that promote well-being, connecting, and belonging.

Whether you are new to this area of practice or looking to enhance existing prevention and intervention efforts, this series will provide actionable tools and strategies to support healthier school communities and help prevent the development of disordered eating and eating disorders.

In this five-part series, participants will learn

an overview of school-ready strategies aimed at promoting a body inclusive school, student media literacy skills, positive self-esteem and healthy peer relationshipsto help school staff notice students showing early signs of eating-related issuesoffer suggestions to school mental health professionals on ways to support those students

This event is part of a series, with each session featuring different content. Participant expectations include attending the full series to benefit from the most comprehensive learning experience. See additional participant expectations below.

Date

October 1, 2026 | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

November 5, 2026 | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

December 3, 2026 | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

January 14, 2027 | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

February 18, 2027 | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Audience

Managers of student support staff

Mental health leaders (Managers of clinical or mental health services, Managers of psychology services, Managers of social work services, Mental health leaders, Other)

School mental health professionals (Mental health clinicians/counsellors, Occupational therapists, Psychological associates, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social workers, Other)

System leaders (Chief Education Officers, Chief Executive Officers, Directors/associate directors, Superintendents, Superintendents responsible for mental health, Other)

Language

This session will be delivered in English. There will be a separate session delivered in French.

PEI Protocol Learning and Training Participant Expectations

This training session will be an interactive learning experience, involving both large and small group discussions. We respectfully request that you come prepared to have your camera on (unless this is not accessible for you) to actively engage with fellow colleagues and trainers.

We understand that circumstances can change as you hold this training date. In the event that you are unable to attend, please email Sherry Sims at sherry@innovative4you.com. We often have waitlists for our sessions and would like to be able to offer your spot to another participant.

To help you prepare for the learning experience, many of our training sessions require brief prereading assignments and downloading resources before the training date. Please be aware ofthis and watch for this information and links in the emails after you register, closer to thetraining date.

Many of our sessions involve role play demonstrations by the trainers as well as role playbetween 2-3 participants in breakout rooms. This is to assist you to be ready to apply the learning directly with students soon after the training is complete. Please come prepared for this.

The training is an active learning experience, and we therefore request that you engage in discussions and respond to questions that trainers ask in order to help you consolidate the learning and again, be more prepared to use the protocol directly with students.

We will provide you with a certificate of attendance identifying the name of the training session and the number of training hours if you have participated in and attended at least 80% of the training hours.

It is strongly encouraged that you take the time at the end of each training session to complete our evaluation. This provides valuable feedback to our team that will continue to shape future training sessions. We want to hear what you think and value how useful the training is to your work with students.

Note that your MHL and/or Manager supports you to take this training to better support students in your schools and that this training aligns with your board’s Mental Health and Addictions Strategy and PPM 169.