Mardi Hardt (Bernard) is a school mental health nurse with a background in child and adolescent psychiatry. She works within schools as a “Worry Nurse” for all students, their parents and educators. She is involved in the creation of trauma sensitive school settings with a specific emphasis on the development of lagging skills in social and emotional learning. Her community based mental health work involves health promotion and illness prevention in school settings.
Mardi is the author of the Edmonton Public Schools’ resource Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities: Teacher Resource. As well, she authored a chapter entitled Children of Neglect in the 2012 textbook Supporting and Educating Traumatized Children: A Guide for School-Based Professionals as well as a teacher resource for supporting students with lagging skills in Emotional Regulation.