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Laura Hurwitz

Laura Hurwitz, LLC

Member profile details

First Name

Laura

Last Name

Hurwitz

Company

Laura Hurwitz, LLC

Title

Consultant

laurah2366@gmail.com

Phone

7737939420

Address Line 1

1322 W. Thorndale Ave. Apt 2

City

Chicago

State/Province

Zip Code

60660

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Website / Social Platforms

Website

https://www.laurahurwitz.net

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurahurwitzlcsw/

Company Profile

Company Overview

My work focuses on working across sectors of education, mental health, and health to implement successful strategies to support the social, emotional, and behavioral health needs of the populations they serve. My expertise includes: action oriented strategic planning, leadership development, implementation support, quality improvement coaching, professional development, and content development.

With over 25 years of experience in building capacity of schools, school districts and state-level systems in the areas of school mental health, school health, and social and emotional learning, I have a deep understanding of what it takes to create safe, supportive, and inclusive environments in which people can thrive in all aspects of their lives.

Extensive knowledge of SEL, school mental health, and trauma-informed practices – combined with skills in developing and leveraging internal leaders, building teams, aligning frameworks, and designing and facilitating effective professional learning – have led to positive change for young people, educators, health and mental health providers, and administrators.

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Services

Strategic Planning
• Conducting an organizational assessment
• Develop a continuous quality improvement process
• Scale up programs
• Building strategic partnerships

Organizational Development
• Building high functioning teams
• Aligning existing initiatives
• Building a supportive work culture

Training and Technical Assistance
• assess training and capacity-building needs
• build a training or professional development plan
• facilitate communities of practice or learning collaboratives
• deliver trainings, workshops and webinars
• coach staff

Project Management
• develop a coherent vision and concept for a new project to pitch to a funder
• manage a new or existing grant or initiative
• build a coalition of stakeholders
• develop, implement and monitor a work plan with goals, timelines, and deliverables
• convene meetings, develop agendas, and communicate about progress and activities

Content Development
• develop written communication (e.g., newsletter, bulletin, website) for staff and/or stakeholders
• develop handbook with guidance related to new or revised policies and practices
• tailor existing professional development to your community or context
• compile information for a workshop or training

Practice Areas (select top 3)

Capacity Building
Leadership and Professional Development
Program Design and Management
Project Management
Strategic planning
Writing/Editing

Client List

Center for Childhood Resilience, Ann and Robert H. Lurie, Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
Chicago Public Schools' Office of Social and Emotional Learning
Collaborative on Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
Hanger Hall School
National Center for School Mental Health
National Center for Safe Supportive Schools
National Network of Child Psychiatry Access Programs
National School-Based Health Alliance
PrimeCare Health Community Health Centers
South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Youth Access to Psychiatry Program
UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza)

Testimonial 1

We were lucky to have Laura support us in the first three years of becoming a trauma-informed organization. Laura is extremely efficient, well-organized and has great depth of knowledge. She was creative in finding ways to engage diverse staff at all levels of the organization. She is particularly skilled in action planning and understands the steps needed to move a project from start to finish! I highly recommend Laura to anyone seeking to bring about positive and transformative change across their organization.

—Chief Operations Officer, Community Health Center, Chicago

Testimonial 2

Laura brought valuable experience and perspective to our project to address the needs of secondary school educators. She developed and carried out a detailed project plan, built positive relationships with a large group of collaborators and created tools, guidance documents and case studies that brought SEL to life!

—Senior Manager of Implementation Support, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

Testimonial 3

Laura expertly balances her endless positivity with her critical thinking. She asks the probing questions required to ensure that the end user is always front-of-mind. By centering youth and families, she helped us to see the forest for the trees and maximize the societal benefit of our program.
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— Doctoral Student, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Publications & Articles

Article 1

Supporting school-community collaboration for the implementation of a multi-tiered school mental health program: The Behavioral Health Team model

URL for Article 1

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pits.22683

Speaker's Bureau Information

Speaker Bio

Laura Hurwitz, LCSW, specializes in building capacity of school districts, community-based organizations, and state-level systems in the areas of school mental health, trauma-informed practices, and social and emotional learning. As an independent consultant, Ms. Hurwitz has collaborated with national organizations including: Collaborative on Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, National Center for Safe and Supportive Schools, National Center for School Mental Health, and School Based Health Alliance, in addition to working locally with PrimeCare Community Health Centers in Chicago. Prior to consulting, Ms. Hurwitz was both a Network SEL Specialist and Manager in Chicago Public Schools’ Office of Social and Emotional Learning. Ms. Hurwitz received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Williams College and a Master in Social Work from the University of Michigan. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the states of Illinois and North Carolina. For more information, see www.laurahurwitz.net.

Topic 1

Using Trauma-Informed Practices to Create a Positive Workplace Culture

Topic 1 Description

Trauma Informed practices have great benefits in fostering a workplace in which staff feel supported, care about one another, and can be successful in their jobs.

Trauma-informed practices are primarily about cultivating the skills and mindsets of adults necessary to provide safe spaces and environments. Fundamental to these practices is the need for adults to recognize the impact of their own and others’ experience with trauma and adversity while taking action to make others feel supported.

My prevention on this topic will include hands-on activities to build participant skills such as reflective listening and empathy, enhancing relationships with colleagues, identifying signs of staff burnout, and building personal resilience.

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