About the RAISE Initiative
The University of Montana (UM) School Psychology Graduate Training Program received a $3.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the number of qualified school psychologists across Montana’s highest-need areas. This grant will provide specialized training to graduate students at UM, undergraduate students at Salish Kootenai College (SKC) and UM, high school students through Montana’s Digital Academy, and Montana school psychologists.
Upcoming Training Sessions
*Disclaimer* If you register for a UM RAISE Initiative training on this web page, you will not be eligible to receive Continuing Education Units through OPI or NASP. If you wish to earn credits for these training events, login to your MASP account to register on our member registration page. If you don’t have a MASP account, sign up today!
Students, Trauma, and Resiliency (STAR) Training
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
9:00am-4:00pm
STAR is an SEL curriculum based on cognitive behavioral therapy components. Use of the curriculum in a classroom setting supports students in understanding and mitigating the effects of stress, traumatic stress, and loss, while fostering hope, and building skills that promote healing and resilience. The curriculum is one element of a multi-tiered trauma-informed school system as a Tier 1 or universal strategy suitable for all students. The curriculum is developmentally appropriate for students between 6th and 12th grade. Each of the 8 lesson plans fits within an approximate 50 minute time frame and can be facilitated by classroom teachers, school counselors, or other youth service workers—no clinical training is required.