Kasey
Franco
 
                        
                        Kasey Franco
- Campus: Chicago, IL Online
- Department: Forensic Psychology
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Address: 325 N Wells Street Chicago, IL 60654
- Biography- Kasey is a mental health and wellness professional with over 14 years of experience specializing in organizational learning, leadership training, team development, and workforce wellness-She is visionary in creating and maintaining a systemwide organizational culture of well-being. Kasey is originally from the Bay Area of California. She earned her bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona University with a major in Criminal Justice a minor in Psychology and a master's degree in Forensic Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. - Kasey is a coach specializing in Positive Intelligence and delivers mental health and well-being training and workshops to various audiences. Kasey's accomplishments include: - Developed cutting-edge programs and curricula for internal and external stakeholders, covering topics such as inspired leadership, conflict resolution, active listening and de-escalation, workforce wellness, faith-based mental awareness, supporting youth mental health, trauma exposure, and officer wellness. - Launched and facilitated 1,500+ training sessions that covered topics such as inspired leadership, change management, nonviolent communication, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, and mental health with community, corporate, and government entities. - Led and trained 5,000+ first responders, including 911 call-takers and dispatchers, correctional officers, and Cook County Sheriffs, on mental health and wellness. - Led the training team initiatives that upheld officer safety and protected officer wellness by training 5,000+ Chicago police officers on crisis intervention team training and wellbeing. - Led the Training & Education team that facilitated mental health awareness for 30,000+ youth ranging from 7th - 12th grade. Directed the creation of a comprehensive youth-focused web platform that provided interactive mental health and wellness literacy and resources to youth and caregivers in both English and Spanish. - Built and facilitated the evaluation and implementation of a younger youth curriculum, ages 8-11, on the introduction to their mental health and wellbeing. - Designed and consulted on officer role-play scenarios to enhance officer learning and built a curriculum for school resource officers. - Organized and executed an Illinois state cultural empowerment grant that supported faith communities by creating pastor and community-based partnerships to deliver free mental health awareness training and connection to resources. - Spearheaded partnerships with several global companies, including government agencies, to invest in workforce wellness and training. - Led the initiative to foster a culture of connection and wellness to drive employee purpose, trust, quality of work, and intrinsic motivation through the development of onboarding and professional development programs. 
- Education History- Degree - Institution - Year - Bachelor of Science - Northern Arizona University , Flagstaff, AZ - 2006 - Master of Arts - The Chicago School of Professional Psychology , Chicago, IL - 2010 
- Areas of Expertise- Area - Expertise - Career/Workplace Issues - Career Counseling - Career Development - Employee Development - Employee Engagement - Employee Motivation - Leadership - Forensic Psychology - Police - Sexual Offenders 


























