6th Annual RC SELPA Mental Health Symposium: Mental Health Matters

In this session, you will learn some of the Best Practices in Team Building. This session will clarify the differences between Team Bonding, Team Building, and Team Development, teach the value of using Experiential Check-ins, establish the role leaders should play in Team Building, provide guidance and team-building resources, and set a standard for how groups can debrief a session. This session is ideal for leaders who want to get people talking and connecting more deeply. Our time will be interactive, and participants will walk away with clear action items that they can implement with their groups.

This session is highly interactive and models the same self-regulation strategies participants can use with students and clients. Attendees will engage with short video clips and familiar media examples embedded throughout the presentation to prompt discussion, reflection, and real-time skill practice and will allow participants to experience regulation strategies firsthand. Hands-on activities, storytelling and case examples are woven throughout to connect concepts to real classroom and clinical scenarios. Participants will leave having practiced multiple techniques they can immediately implement in educational, therapeutic, and family-based settings.

See how Banning USD used SETH, a district-specific AI support system, to empower leaders, strengthen staff wellness, and build inclusive, resilient school communities. Explore strategies for fostering belonging, reducing administrative burden, and ensuring consistent, equitable support for students with disabilities, ultimately helping leaders create confident teams, sustainable systems, and a culture where every staff member and student thrives.

Participants will leave with actionable ideas to implement systems that support staff wellness, enhance belonging, and improve equity in student services. Leaders will learn how real-time, district-aligned guidance and intentional stakeholder engagement can strengthen team confidence, streamline procedures, and foster inclusive, resilient school cultures ready to sustain high-quality practices long-term.