Mental Health Speaker Series
The CBHS Counseling Center, with support from community partners, presents an annual speaker series focusing on mental health and well-being of the young men entrusted to our care. We invite you to join us, hear, and learn from these speakers, their experiences, and expertise.
Mental Health Speaker Series; Jason Kuhn
CBHS Auditorium
Jason Kuhn
"Overcoming Adversity"
Tuesday, September 10 at 6 p.m.
CBHS Auditorium
Jason Kuhn is a former Navy SEAL and D1 Athlete. He holds an MS in Global Leadership and pitched for a top 25 nationally ranked NCAA baseball team before joining the Navy after the attacks on the World Trade Centers in 2001.
On the path to professional baseball, his dream was crushed by a crippling case of the "yips" throwing 6 wild pitches in a single inning, the most ever in the NCAA. Devastated but determined to overcome, he is now considered an expert in human performance and the best source in the world at defeating the yips.
Jason will speak to our students during the day on Tuesday, September 10 during their Activity Period.
Mental Health Speaker Series - Emily Kircher-Morris
CBHS Auditorium
Emily Kircher-Morris
"Building Executive Functioning Skills for Success at School and Beyond"
Wednesday, February 26 at 6 p.m.
CBHS Auditorium
Does your child struggle with time management, task initiation, or transitions? Executive functioning challenges affect academic and social success. Learn how these skills impact students and gain tools to foster confidence and independence.
Join Emily Kircher-Morris, M.A., M.Ed., LPC, educator, counselor, and podcast host, along with experts, parents, and students for a discussion on neurodiversity and support in high school and college.
Emily Kircher-Morris, M.A., M.Ed., LPC, inspired by her own experiences as a neurodivergent person, is dedicated to destigmatizing neurodiversity and supporting neurodivergent people of all ages. She started her career as an educator and worked as a gifted education teacher and school counselor. Emily works as a mental health counselor in private practice at Unlimited Potential Counseling & Education Center in O'Fallon, Missouri. In her clinical work, she specializes in supporting gifted, twice-exceptional, and neurodivergent kids and adults (and their families). She is also host of the popular podcast, The Neurodiversity Podcast.
An evening panel will follow and include parents, alumni, and college representatives:
- Melissa Butler, Director of Student Accessibility Services at Rhodes College
- Verties Sails, Assistant Director of Disability Resources for Students at University of Memphis
- Brittney Ngozi, Associate Director of Academic Resources at Christian Brothers University
- Kim Jameson, Executive Director of STARS (Students Tackling Autism-Related Syndromes) CBU
- Jennifer Thompson, current CBHS parent
- Charlie Shackleford, CBHS alumni and current Junior at High Point University
Emily will speak to our students on Thursday, February 27 during their Activity Period.
This speaker series is made possible by the generous support of OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERs
