Counseling Skills for School Based Mental Health Professionals

Build your confidence and effectiveness in counseling. Earn 3 CPDs/CEUs (NASP & BBS-approved).

Looking to sharpen your counseling skills and better support students’ mental health needs within the school setting?

This practical, high-impact training is designed specifically for school psychologists, LEPs, LCSWs, and related professionals who provide mental health support in schools.

You’ll learn how to:

✅ Conduct school-based mental health assessments and create effective treatment plans
✅ Develop IEP goals related to mental health
✅ Identify and implement appropriate IEP services and supports
✅ Apply evidence-based therapy modalities such as CBT, DBT, ACT, and MI in a school setting
✅ Use practical tools and strategies to engage students and address resistance

After learning through real-life case examples, you’ll walk away with counseling tools you can use right away and greater confidence in your role as a mental health provider on campus.

Perfect for:
✅School Psychologists (NASP-Approved CPD Provider #1184)
✅Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEPs)
✅Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs)
✅Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs)
✅Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCCs)
✅School-based mental health professionals

3 CEUs/CPDs included with your registration. (NASP and BBS-approved)

Course Lessons

Misty Bonta

Misty Bonta is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP) with over 16 years of experience working in various educational environments including public schools, continuation schools, specialized programs, and charter schools. Misty has extensive experience working with neurodivergent individuals and has a board certification in School Neuropsychology. She has additional certifications as a Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional, Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP), and Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainer. 

Misty is very passionate about neurodivergence and brain health. She provides strength-based and neuro-informed assessments and services in a compassionate and holistic approach. Each assessment is conducted with care and communication throughout the process is maintained. Her assessments will help identify areas of strength and areas of growth in order to create meaningful recommendations for treatment plans and research-based interventions. 
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