Mental Health and Overseas Schools

The Department of State’s Office of Overseas Schools currently runs an innovative partnership with The Truman Group to provide professional development and training for school counselors in international schools. These trainings scale up skills within international schools so students can be supported in their mental health challenges throughout all learning contexts. The Office of Overseas Schools and Dr. Sean Truman invite you to join in a discussion about mental health supports within overseas schools to better understand how you can team up with your child’s school to support them.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the landscape of mental health challenges particular to Foreign Service children overseas.
• Get an overview of resources that many international schools have to help address mental health needs.
• Learn how best to connect with resources on mental health within schools.

About the presenter(s): This session will be presented by Dr. Sean Truman, Co-Founder of the Truman Group, which provides high quality remote psychotherapy and mental health consultation to expatriates living outside the US. He will be joined by Mr. Mark E. Ulfers Director of the Office of Overseas Schools, Department of State.