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Navigating Your Path as a California Certified Wellness Coach (CWC)

Key Takeaways:

• Learn about the current mental health needs in California Schools

• Explore opportunities for non-clinical mental health supports for California students

• Access a Certified Wellness Coach certification roadmap

Lead by:

• Kim Lee, Senior Director of Operations, Wellness Together

Key Takeaways:

• Learn about the power of improv comedy in supporting human connection

• Discover how improv can improve student social skills and resilience behaviors 

• Gain practical tools and exercises that can be brought back to your sites

Lead by:

• Chris Gethard, Comedian, Actor, Author

How 27 Teenage Girls Traded Digital Noise for Real-World Connection

Key Takeaways:

• Gain insights into the realities of youth screen dependence

• Hear real-world research and outcomes from a youth digital detox

• Discover pathways for systemic changes

Lead by:

• Jennifer Riboni Christensen, Title, Org?

Key Takeaways:

• Recognize early warning signs of student mental health concerns

• Build confidence in having supportive, trauma-responsive conversations

• Strengthen student referrals through effective school and community partnerships

Lead by: American Psychiatric Association Foundation

Statewide Leaders on the Future of Youth Mental Health in Schools

Key Takeaways:

• Develop a sustainable, integrated school-based wellness model

• Explore strategies for aligning vision, funding, and cross-sector partnerships

• Leave with practical tools to strengthen coordinated student supports in your community

Led by:

• Luke Anderson, Executive Director, Prevention Supports and Services, Placer County Office of Education

Coaching Strategies that Strengthen Mental Health and Performance

Key Takeaways:

• Gain insights into the unique stressors of student athletes

• Discover the impact of coaching and coaching styles on youth mental health

• Apply a framework for supportive coaching 

Led by:

• Clete Purinton, Title, Org?

• Ashleigh Purinton, Title, Org?

Leadership Moves that Support Student Wellness Efforts

Key Takeaways:

• Learn how to develop actionable, districtwide student wellness goals

• Explore leadership strategies that keep student voice at the center

• Apply practical lessons to strengthen wellness initiatives in your own community

Led by:

• Nicole DeWitt, Deputy Superintendent, Instruction, San Diego Unified School District

Practical Tools for Trusted Adults in School Communities

Key Takeaways:

• Build confidence in responding to student digital wellbeing concerns

• Practice a trusted-adult approach to navigating online challenges and digital harm

• Strengthen schoolwide strategies for supporting healthy, safe technology use

Led by:

• Ryan Skaggs, Chief, Office of School Health, California Department of Public Health

Navigating Kids' Relationships with AI Chatbots, Eisha Buch, Head of Teaching & Learning

Key Takeaways:

• Understand how AI chatbot design can influence student trust and behavior

• Recognize warning signs of unhealthy AI dependence and relational drift

• Explore free classroom-ready digital literacy resources to support safe AI use

Led by: Common Sense Media