Schools & Trainings

Trainings for schools

Practical 90-minute trainings for teachers, counselors and support staff, led by a Board-Certified Adult and Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. Every attendee leaves with printable tools they can use the next morning.

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The trainings

Five sessions, ready to book

ADHD and Anxiety in the Classroom

K-8 teachers and aides

Staff leave with: How the two conditions look and overlap in a school day, short redirection scripts, accommodations that hold up in a busy room, and a closer look at girls with ADHD.

Meltdowns and Big Emotions

Elementary staff

Staff leave with: A five-rung guide to reading a child's state, what to say at each level, safe responses to hitting or throwing, and how to reconnect afterward.

School Refusal: A Staged Return

Counselors, social workers, front office

Staff leave with: A five-stage return plan, morning drop-off scripts, and the accommodations that keep a return from collapsing in week three.

Talking With Teens About Vaping and Substance Use

Middle and high school staff

Staff leave with: What to say in the first five minutes after a student discloses, warning signs, and when to bring in the family or nurse.

Spotting the Early Warning Signs

All staff

Staff leave with: Patterns in attention, mood, anxiety, eating and withdrawal worth noticing, how to describe what you saw, and when to refer.

Schools can add an evening parent workshop on the same topic so families hear the same language staff are using.

Formats

Three ways to bring this in

Virtual

$1,500

90 minutes on Zoom
Recording for 30 days
Printable tools

On site

$2,500

90 minutes at your school
Printable tools for every attendee

On site plus follow-up

$3,500

On-site session plus a 60-minute virtual case consult six weeks later
Printable tools and a parent handout

Fees are per training and cover up to 25 staff. On-site fees include travel within 15 miles of Downers Grove. Virtual recordings are shared through a private school login that expires after 30 days. A 50% deposit holds your date.

Add-ons and adjustments

Evening parent workshop, added to a staff training on the same topic: $750 virtual, $1,000 in person
Evening parent workshop on its own: $1,250 virtual, $1,500 in person
26 to 50 staff: +$500
51 to 100 staff: +$1,000
More than 100 staff: Custom quote
Travel 15 to 40 miles from Downers Grove: $150
Travel beyond 40 miles: $300, or choose the virtual format
Annual School Access, the printable library for all staff in one building for a year: $399 per year

Cancellations and rescheduling

30 or more days before the session: the deposit is refunded.
14 to 29 days before: the deposit moves to a new date within 6 months.
Less than 14 days before: the deposit is kept.
One free reschedule when requested at least 14 days ahead.
If the school closes for weather or an emergency, the session is rescheduled at no cost.
If Dr. Chawla cancels, the school receives a full refund.

How booking works

Four simple steps

1
Request a date.
2
Receive an agreement and deposit link within one business day.
3
A short planning call two weeks before.
4
Printable tools arrive the week of the training.

About the presenter

Shalini Chawla, MD

Shalini Chawla, MD, is a Board-Certified Adult Psychiatrist and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. She has been in practice since 2012 and sees patients through Midwest Wellness Center Associates in Westmont and Chicago. She has directed inpatient units, taught in academic settings and built clinical curricula.

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Tell us about your school

These trainings are education for school staff. They do not create a doctor-patient relationship with any student or family.