Psychology Professor Keynote Speaker at Mental Health Symposium
Scott Poland
NSU’s very own Professor Scott Poland will be the keynote speaker at the First Annual Broward College Mental Health Symposium on Nov. 8, 2023, at the North Regional/Broward College Library from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. He will discuss promoting mental health for students in challenges times.
Among the sessions will be:
- How to Work with Neurodiverse Populations
- Youth Suicide Prevention
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- The Magic of Life: Affirmation and Healing
- Ending the Silence Presentation
- Why We Worry and What to Do About It
Poland is a professor at the NSU College of Psychology and the director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention Office for NSU Florida in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
He is a licensed psychologist and is an internationally recognized expert on school safety, youth suicide, and school crisis prevention/intervention. He has authored or co-authored six books and many chapters and articles on these subjects and has served as a legal expert in several lawsuits.
He also authored the Suicide Safer School Plan for the state of Texas, the Crisis Action School Toolkit-Suicide for the state of Montana and the Florida STEPS School Toolkit for Educators to Prevent Suicide. He previously directed psychological services for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in Texas for 24 years and is a past President of the National Association of School Psychologists and a past Prevention Division Director of American Association of Suicidology. He is very dedicated to prevention and has testified about the mental health needs of children before the U.S. Congress on four occasions. He was a founding member of the National Emergency Assistance Team and has personally assisted school communities after many tragedies including school shootings and suicide clusters. He is known for his dynamic and practical presentations. He has received many awards including being named the most outstanding psychologist in Texas. Dr. Poland also has received the Houston Wage Peace Award, the Parkland Helping the Community Heal Award and the APA Division 16 Distinguished Career Award.
Posted 11/01/23