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Iowa BEST: Behavioral, Equitable, Social-Emotional, Trauma-Informed Health in Schools Summit
The Iowa BEST Summit is designed to highlight educators’ collective need to bolster support and care across the educational system, and to build shared capacity to get there. The sessions will deliver resources and practical solutions around social-emotional-behavioral health. #IowaBEST2021

The summit is co-sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education and the University of Iowa College of Education.

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Wednesday, November 3 • 10:30am - 11:45am
Strength Based approaches to address the unique needs of high ability youth with mental health concerns

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This session will discuss the unique educational needs of high ability youth with mental health concerns. We will discuss effective, research based interventions for this population of learners, focusing on strength-based approaches. Participants will have opportunities to ask questions about specific presentations they may observe in their classrooms and buildings.​​​​

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Megan Foley-Nicpon

Professor, University of Iowa
Megan Foley-Nicpon is a professor in Counseling Psychology and Department Executive Officer for Psychological and Quantitative Foundations at the University of Iowa. She also serves as the Associate Director for Research and Clinic at the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and... Read More →


Wednesday November 3, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Room 316