The Whole Educator: Supporting Those Who Support Students (Series Begins Jan. 15, 2026)

For this webinar series, participants will automatically be enrolled in all 5 sessions.

Speaker

Jai Madden, MSW, LCSW, Adjunct Professor, Bridgewater State University School of Social Work

Description

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To receive PDPs and CEUs, participants must attend all 5 sessions and successfully pass a quiz following Session 5. Within 24 hours of the live webinar, registrants will be emailed a link to view the recorded webinar. The recording will be made available for 7 days after each session.

This session explores the impact of vicarious trauma on educators and school staff. Participants will learn how to recognize the signs of secondary trauma, set and maintain healthy boundaries, and implement realistic, sustainable self-care practices to support their well-being.

In this session, educators will gain practical tools to regulate their emotions, integrate mindfulness into their routines, and model calm and resilience in high-stress situations, both for themselves and their students.

This session focuses on deepening educators’ understanding of implicit bias and cultural humility. Participants will explore how to foster a sense of belonging and build authentic, respectful relationships with students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Educators will learn strategies to re-engage students who appear withdrawn, disinterested, or resistant. This session offers practical, trauma-informed tools to reconnect with students and create an environment where motivation and curiosity can thrive.

The final session examines how school leaders and staff can promote a culture of wellness at the systems level. Participants will explore ways to build structures that support collective care, reduce burnout, and ensure long-term sustainability in their school communities.

About the Speaker

Jai Madden, MSW, LCSW, (he/him) is a trauma-informed educator, speaker, advocate, and practicing clinical social worker seeking to transform mental health and health services towards a more profound expression of health, equity, and justice. Jai has experiences in various settings, including residential programs with adolescents on the autism spectrum, school-based counseling, child welfare, hospital emergency room social worker, outpatient therapy, and in-home/wrap services through the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) model.

Jai started as a youth advocate in Jamaica around reproductive health rights, where he planned and designed curriculums for middle and high schools and piloted a self-esteem program across the schools he worked in.  Having realized the injustice his clients faced with broken systems, he changed his path to pursue social work. 

Jai has the added value of helping clients navigate systems while supporting them therapeutically. His clinical areas of interest are crisis interventions, ADHD, addictions/recovery, career, domestic violence, grief and loss, LGBTQIA+, trauma, depression, anxiety, empowerment, relationships, men’s issues, personal growth, DEI, and social justice perspectives in clinical treatment.

Membership Information

Most MPY webinars are available ONLY to current staff from member districts and organizations. Public school memberships include police and fire personnel. Former and retired employees and members of committees, including but not limited to, PTO/PTA, PAC, School Improvement Councils, Health Councils, Drug/Alcohol Councils, and school volunteers, are not considered MPY members.

PDPs and CEUs

MPY is an approved Professional Development Provider through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (Provider No. F20180079). Professional Development Points (PDPs) are offered for most MPY professional development webinars. PDPs are issued in 10 hour increments, per DESE requirements.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for clinical staff through the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association, Inc. (MaMHCA). The NASW and the MaMHCA approve each event individually. CEUs may be given in hourly increments.

To receive PDPs and CEUs, participants must pass the quiz.

Event Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend a MPY webinar you must cancel, through Bonnie Mullen at bonnie@mpyinc.org, one business day before the webinar.

For MPY hybrid conferences, the date in-person registration closes will be posted on MPY’s website. Virtual conference registration will close one business day before the hybrid conference. You cannot cancel or switch your registration from in-person to virtual after in-person registration closes. Please email Bonnie Mullen at bonnie@mpyinc.org with any questions regarding registration.

 

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All sessions are 9:30 – 11:30 am

  • Session 1: January 15, 2026, The Invisible Load: Recognizing and Managing Secondary Trauma in Schools
  • Session 2: January 22, 2026, Emotional Agility for Educators: Building Your Capacity to Respond, Not React
  • Session 3: January 29 2026, Culture, Connection, and Care — Building Relationships with Students from All Backgrounds
  • Session 4: February 5, 2026, When They Shut Down: Supporting Student Motivation and Engagement
  • Session 5: February 12, 2026, Sustaining the Work: Designing a Wellness-Centered School Culture