Professional Learning
The Professional Learning includes all 4 components of the Prepped 4 Learning Program. You will receive the e-Book, parent workshop, and pyramid of intervention free with the Professional Learning online workshop.
The Professional Learning has over 30 interactive modules to help school staff learn about self-regulation, gain an understanding about how past experiences influence present behaviour, emotions, responses, and discover simple ways to help their students calm their mind and body in order to be ready to learn in school.
We will discuss ways to support school teams, how to involve parents, and how to build capacity from a systems perspective. Teacher efficacy is described and staff is given the opportunity to privately examine their own levels of efficacy. We review education theories in a fun and interactive way allowing staff to understand the neurobiology and importance of having students relaxed and ready to learn. Staff members are given the opportunity to reflect on the pilot studies that have been done with these materials in different parts of the world and much more….
Individual staff members may select to do the Professional Learning to implement the program in their classroom. Individual schools or entire school divisions may select to do it together to create common language and a stepped mental health intervention in their schools with a focus on helping students become relaxed and ready to learn. Take a moment to check out the research support for this type of program in schools.
Your Instructor
Dr Judy Moench is a Registered Psychologist in Edmonton, Alberta working in private practice with children, adolescents, and adults. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta where she has worked with undergraduate and graduate students. Judy provides consultation to psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and organizations in dealing with traumatic events including Department of National Defense, Alberta Health Services (Occupational Stress Injury Clinic, Addictions and Mental Health, University of Alberta Hospital); United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Doctors without Borders (MSF); Fire and Police Services, as well as School Divisions.
Judy has served as Executive Director of a not-for-profit counselling agency and has also worked extensively with schools. She has had the opportunity to speak locally, nationally, and internationally. She is the former President of EMDR Canada. Currently, Judy works with a variety of client needs from anxiety, depression to more severe post- traumatic stress, difficulties adjusting to new situations, and overwhelming life events. She has an interest in working with recent traumatic events and first responders.
In terms of educational experience, Judy holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Alberta. Over the years, she has participated in trauma trainings in Canada, United States, Europe, and Israel. She hosts and facilitates trauma trainings for psychologists, social workers, medical staff, and school staff locally, nationally, and has been to the States, Middle East and Europe to assist in the facilitation of trainings for working with trauma. Judy has compiled a manual for working with groups who have been involved in a recent traumatic event. The manual has been translated into many languages and is being used in different parts of the world. It is based on the work of Elan Shapiro. Judy is one of three people in Canada who has been trained as a trainer for this protocol. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Judy participated in developing the STEP protocol, an EMDR protocol for mental health workers and medical staff to decrease stress and increase coping. She also coordinates the Disaster Response Network for the Psychologists Association of Alberta.
Dr Moench works towards creating a safe environment for clients, those she consults, and trainees in an instructional setting in order to facilitate the exploration of issues and assist others in moving towards their goals.
