Lorena Magallanes
(Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist )
Presenter's Bio:
Lorena Magallanes is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing support to families, children, youth, and couples. She earned her bachelors in Psychology and her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and School Counseling with PPS, from the University of La Verne. She has been providing therapeutic services since 2011. She currently works at Bonita Unified School District as a therapist, providing therapy to children and families. She is a member of CAMFT DEI Committee and the California Department of Education Social and Emotional Learning Work Group. Her interests include cognitive behavioral therapy, restorative practices, mindfulness, and wellness.
Insight to Mental Health issues in Schools
Course Summary:
This presentation will provide tools like mindfulness and activities to assist mental health providers in school settings. Thinking outside of the box to help students who are in need of mental health support. There has been a huge increase with mental health needs and having some tools to better assist these children that there only access to mental health is at school.
