Tampa Bay Regional Campus to host School Violence Prevention: The Critical Role of Community and Mental Health Professionals

Join the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Tampa Bay Regional Campus on Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. for “School Violence Prevention: The Critical Role of Community and Mental Health Professionals”. The guest speaker will be professor Scott Poland, Ed.D. Alumni and friends reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with presentations to follow at 6:30 p.m.

It is essential that school and community personnel know the incidence of school violence and be up-to-date on the best safety and prevention practices. This presentation will review numerous state and national initiatives that have focused on school violence prevention and the recommendations from a variety of foundations started by parents who lost their child in tragic school shootings. Participants will learn many lessons from school tragedies and the critical roles for the community and mental health professionals in prevention as well as the major theory of murder-suicide.

With over 45 years of experience, Scott Poland, Ed.D., professor, codirector, Nova Southeastern University Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention offers a wealth of knowledge in responding to school shootings and is dedicated to prevention. He has testified about the mental health needs of children and school safety before the U.S. Congress and has personally assisted school communities after 16 shootings. Poland is also the former president of the National Association of School Psychologists.

This event will be held at the Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore at 2225 North Lois Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33607-2355 and is free to the general public. Please RSVP at nova.edu/tampa/events to attend.

Complementary (1.5) continuing education (CE) credits will be granted to licensed mental health professionals. For information regarding our provider status, visit: https://psychology.nova.edu/ce/index.html.