Session 1 – Reflecting on Our Relationship to Change: Insights for Growth
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Series Summary
Mental Health Action Week was a statewide effort to strengthen support for student mental health and well-being across California Community Colleges. This three-part webinar series was designed for faculty, classified professionals, administrators, and mental health providers who are working to create more connected and compassionate campus environments.
Each session offered tools, strategies, and peer insights to help you build trust, reduce stigma, and expand your ability to support students in meaningful ways.
1.5-hour Webinar: Watch Recording | Presentation Slides PDF
Through reflective exercises and open discussions, attendees gained insights into how their personal experiences influenced their professional roles. The series created a supportive space to explore the relationship between trauma, grief, stress, and change, and how they could continue moving through unsteadiness in a way that was anchored in their own healing and wellness.
In Session 1, we explored our relationship to change, unsteadiness, and unpredictability and engaged in self-reflection to strengthen our work by uncovering strategies for staying calm and grounded—benefiting work with students, colleagues, and communities.
Meet the Presenter
Leora Wolf-Prusan, EdD
Leora Wolf-Prusan, EdD, (she/hers) is the Managing Director for School Mental Health and Leadership at the Center for Applied Research Solutions. She directs the School Crisis Recovery & Renewal project and served as the School Mental Health Field Director for the Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC). Her work spans various initiatives, including the 2020 Implicit Bias & Trauma-Informed Leadership series for CalWORKs, EOPS, and NextUp teams across California.
Leora specializes in grief and trauma healing, educator mental health, and trauma-informed leadership. Her research focuses on the impact of student deaths on teachers, fostering resilience, and identifying school system support for educators. She holds a BA in International Relations and Spanish from UC Davis, a teaching credential from Mills College, and an EdD in Educational Leadership from UCLA. Based in the Bay Area, Leora enjoys life with her daughter, Halleli Nuriel, along with apple crisp and good cheese.