Michelle Uetz - Owner, Certified Parent Peer Specialist

CCS Service Arrays: Individual & Family Psychoeducation, and Individual Skill Development and Enhancement (ISDE)

CLTS Benefit Code: S5110 Training for Unpaid Caregiver/Family = Services provided on behalf of participant to caregiver/family member.  Services are delivered to caregiver/family on behalf of participant. 

Michelle is the owner of Rocky Hill.  She has a wide range of experiences from which to draw knowledge and ideas.  Michelle was a teacher for 17 years.  She now uses her education, personal, and family experience to support families who struggle with mental illness and substance use.  Michelle has experienced depression and anxiety herself and learned to manage it.  She has taught students with emotional and behavioral disabilities.  Michelle helped her sister through her struggles with mental illness and domestic violence, which ultimately lead to her sister's suicide in 2016.  Later in 2016, Michelle and her husband obtained guardianship of a family member's two girls who were 13 and 8 at the time.  These girls joined their family which already consisted of their own three boys who were 13, 11, and 8.  Michelle and her husband soon learned that the girls had experienced more trauma than they realized and they were diagnosed with several mental health disorders, including RAD.  Michelle and her husband provided treatment, county assistance, education, counseling, and everything they could to the girls.  Despite their best efforts both girls eventually went to other placements.  Michelle now works to create awareness of mental illness, substance use disorders, suicide, domestic violence, special education, and healthy relationships, and sexuality education.   

• Wisconsin Certified Peer Specialist Advisory Committee - Co-Chair 2021-present
• Wisconsin Certified Peer Specialist Advisory Committee - Co-Chair of Employment Subcommittee 2019-present
• Member of National Association of Peer Supporters 2022-present
• Member of NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals 2022-present
• White Bear Lake Area Schools Make It OK Mental Health Campaign 2017-2018
• Prescott High School Differentiation Committee 2015-2016
• Prescott High School Positive Behavior Intervention System Committee Prescott High School Professional Learning Community Leadership Team Prescott High School School Failure Rate Committee 2014-2015
• Prescott High School Response to Intervention Committee 
• Member of American Association of Educators 2015-2022
• Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative Summary of Performance Revision Committee 2012
• DPI Academic and Career Planning Task Force 2013
• Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative Transition Coordinator Network 2010-2013
• Pierce and St. Croix County County Coalition on Transition  2011-2013
• National Association of Special Education Teachers  2011-2015
• Site Council for River Falls High School responsible for planning a Career Fair and Financial Literacy Day  2011-2012
• Technology Committee for River Falls School District 2011-2012

•  Bergland, Mark; Lundeberg, Mary; Klyczek, Karen; Sweet, Jennifer; Emmons, Jean; Martin, Christine; Marsh, Katherine; Werner, Joy; Jarvis-Uetz, Michelle, (2006).  Exploring biotechnology using case-based multimedia.  American Biology Teacher, v68 n2 p81-86.

• Uetz, Michelle. (2011). How Do Job Related Field Experiences Affect Job Readiness in Secondary Transition Students? Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 127-145.

• Review and insight acknowledged in Gilles, Steve, and Jenson, Pam, A New Way of Thinking.  http://www.cesa2.org/pss/tan/NewWayOfThinking-Sept2011.pdf

• Uetz, Michelle. (2014) Education for Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Offenders with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.  Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.  Vol. XXVI, No. 2-3

• Healthy Relationships and Sexuality Education for Young Adults with Disabilities Teacher Guide & Student Guide: Mild, Moderate, and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. Self-Published 2016

• Medical Exam Picture Guide for Victims of Sexual Assault with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.  Hennepin County Medical Center Sexual Assault Response Team 2016. 

• Uetz, Michelle. (2016) Bigger and Better.  Association of American Educators Education Matters.  October 2016 https://www.aaeteachers.org/images/em/2016octnews.pdf

• Wisconsin Certified Parent Peer Specialist 9/2019
• Trainer of Wisconsin Certified Parent Peer Specialists 07/2018
• Minnesota Certified Family Peer Specialist 01/2018
• Mental Health First Aid Certification 07/2017 
• Completion of Customized Employment Training by Mark Gold & Associates October 2011

Wisconsin Teacher Licenses:

• 605 6-12 Biology/Life Science & 910 6-12 Health  07/2016 – 06/2021 (Became a lifetime license in 2018)
• 801 ages 10-21 Cross Categorical Special Education 07/2016 – 06/2021 (Became a lifetime license in 2018) 

Minnesota Teacher Licenses: 

• K-12 Academic and Behavioral Strategist 07/2017-07/2022

Red Cross Health Care Provider CPR and First Aid 10/2015-10/2017

Wisconsin Forensics Adjudicator 2014-2016 

University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI 

Bachelor of Science - Biology Education - 2001

• Minor in Health Education
• President of Phi Mu Fraternity
• Awarded Most Valuable Member of the Technology Leadership Cadre

Graceland University                              Lamoni, IA  

Master’s of Education –Mild/Moderate Special Education - 2011

• 4.0 GPA

Edgewood College                               Madison, WI 

Connecting Teachers to English Language Learners Program 2015

• 4.0 GPA

Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative            

Teaching Strategies in a Digital Environment II  2019