Spokane Public Schools

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Spokane Public Schools is the third-largest public school district in Washington State. With 29,000 students and over 6,000 employees, every one of them has a story to tell. Welcome to the SPS Podcasts feed, where we'll share unique stories and tidbits to keep our community engaged.

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Ep. 3: Michelle Owen & Tara Brown, Map Middle & High School Mental Health Therapists - SPS Mental Health Conversation Series 07.12.2020 14:49

Thanks for checking out the third episode of the Spokane Public Schools podcast series on mental health and wellness. Today, you’re getting two therapists for the price of one. You’ll hear from Michelle Owen and Tara Brown who work in our Map program, which if you’ve never heard before, is a wonderful program for our students facing significant mental health issues. They do great work and I hope y...

Ep. 2: Brittany Haugen, Salk Middle School Mental Health Therapist - SPS Mental Health Conversation Series 04.12.2020 25:29

Today, we’re continuing our conversation series with several of the district’s in-school mental health therapists. In this episode, I'm talking with Brittany Haugen, who works at Salk Middle School. We even got a special surprise visit from her daughter around the nine minute mark. My main takeaway from our conversation was that whether your problems are big or small, they are still your pro...

Ep. 1: Jenny Keenan, Willard Elementary Mental Health Therapist - SPS Mental Health Conversation Series 03.12.2020 33:16

Hello, and welcome to the first-ever Spokane Public Schools podcast! We're going to talk with some of our district’s mental health therapists in a series we hope sheds light on the struggles we’re probably all experiencing mentally this year and what we can do to help us or our loved ones feel a little bit better. We also have a new blog on our website about how SPS administrators and staff a...