Mountain View Whisman School District

Agenda Item for Board Meeting of 11/21/2019

Agenda Category:  REVIEW AND DISCUSSION

Agenda Item Title:  Stressors and Mental Health K-12 (45 minutes)

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Person Responsible:  Heidi Smith, Director of Federal, State and Strategic Programs

Background: 

The Board asked for a presentation on stressors and how those stressors affect the mental health of students. 

Dr. Eduardo Bunge, Professor in the Psychology department and Director of the Masters in Science of Psychology at Palo Alto University, will share information about mental health for students.  Dr. Bunge is also the Director of the Children and Adolescents Psychotherapy and Technology (CAPT) Research Lab. He earned his undergraduate/MS degree at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, and received his Ph.D. in psychology from the Universidad de Palermo, Argentina.