School Based Mental Health
Upcoming School Based Mental Health sessions
Cohort based program | 4–5 p.m.
Our aim is to Create a school based mental health ECHO aimed at improving our audiences’ understanding of and enthusiasm for providing, communicating, and delivering school based mental health. This series will offer school based and community health care professionals the opportunity to collaborate and discuss cases with a multidisciplinary team of subject matter experts to enhance school based health interventions.
Series Schedule/Topics:
- Session #1: Orientation & Overview: Status of Nevada School Based Health (data, district specific info, etc.)
- Session #2: Overview of MH Care Delivery Models
- Session #3: Screening Procedures & Consent
- Session #4: Referral Pathways & Reimbursement
- Session #5: Teaming & Data Sharing w/ Community Providers
- Session #6: Intervention Selection & Progress Monitoring
School Based Menteal Health Case Review Form - link to be provided
Our Team
- Tracy Fisher, BS, MEd. Tracy currently works as an MTSS Coach at the Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment at the University of Nevada, Reno.
- Ashley Greenwald, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA. Dr. Ashley Greenwald is a Licensed Behavior Analyst and an Associate Research Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. She is the Project Director and Principal Investigator of the Nevada Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Technical Assistance Center, located within the Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities.
- Sheri McPartlin, RN. Sheri curretnyl serves as the Nursing Coordinator at Clark County School District.
- Erika Ryst, M.D. (Psychiatry): Dr. Erika Ryst is a Board-Certified Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who completed her general and child psychiatry residency training at the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital and Mclean Hospital Program in Boston, MA. In 2015, Dr. Ryst joined the Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities in the UNR College of Education to further her work in the field of school psychiatry and developmental disabilities.
- Dana Walburn, LCSW. Dana currently works with the Nevada Department of Education Office of Safe and Respectful Learning Environments.
To request copies of didactics and reference materials, please contact us at ProjectECHO@med.unr.edu
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Accreditation
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 1.0 hours of nursing continuing education credit.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is a provider of continuing education credit through the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy. This program is approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit for pharmacists.
The State of Nevada Board of Education designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 credit hours for educators
The Nevada State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 credit hours for physical therapists
The State of Nevada Speech – Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Board designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 credit hours for Speech Pathologist, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Technicians
The Nevada State Board of Occupational Therapy designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 credit hours for Occupational Therapists