ABOUT
With targeted funding from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the South Southwest MHTTC is working to expand the capacity of schools in our region to deliver evidence-based mental health promotion, supports and services to students within the school setting. We are deeply committed to supporting the work of professionals in education and mental health as they build school mental health in Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) and to improving the lives of their students, especially those experiencing mental health challenges.
We accomplish this work through information sharing, resource development, consultation and training, and by partnering with state agencies supporting school mental health in the region.
RESOURCES
Human Trafficking and Trauma-Responsive, Healing-Centered Care: A learning opportunity for educators, professionals, and those who comprise school communities
The South Southwest MHTTC hosted this presentation on April 8, 2024. The program, facilitated by Dr. Heather Curry and Dr. Marianne Thomas, provided the foundations of identifying human trafficking, exploring trauma-informed and trauma-responsive interventions with victims and survivors, as well as techniques used when providing healing-centered care.
- First Session: Human Trafficking and the Impact on School Communities
- Second Session: Responding to Victim and Survivor Trauma
- Third Session: Healing Centered Care
Sustaining Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems
Developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, this resource guide presents a tiered approach to creating a trauma-informed school environment that addresses the needs of all students, staff, administrators, and families who might be at risk for experiencing the symptoms of traumatic stress.
Suicide Prevention Resources
This resource booklet has many different resources for suicide prevention, including sections for crisis, learning about suicide and how to help yourself or a friend, finding a therapist, apps and interactive tools for keeping yourself safe, as well as resources for clinicians.
Creating Supportive Environments for LGBTQIA2+ Students and Staff In Schools
This webinar series brings professionals from the school mental health field to share knowledge, lived experiences, affirming practices and resources to create supportive spaces for the LGBTQIA2+ community in schools in our region.
ABC Summit 2022
The 6th ABC Summit was held on November 29 – December 1, 2022. The theme for the conference was Integrating Mental Health to Support the Whole Child
- Rethinking School Policing: How Round Rock ISD is Changing the Model: In this session of the 2022 ABC Summit, Round Rock ISD shares their model of collaboration between the district police force and mental health providers to support student success.
- Universal Supports through Project AWARE: In this session of the 2022 ABC Summit, district leaders across four communities share the universal supports that have been put in place for students through Project AWARE, the barriers they experienced, how they overcame those barriers, and some of their lessons for others.
Mindful Self-Compassion Series
- Self Compassion Series Pt. I: Interrupting Compassion Fatigue: In this session, we talked about how caring for others, as mental health practitioners do, can cause exhaustion and compassion fatigue. We will present self-compassion as a way in which we can replenish our own emotional energy reserves while caring for others.
- Self Compassion Series Pt. II: Defined and Experienced: The concept of self-compassion will be elucidated through an experiential exercise, and the definition of self-compassion will be articulated. Several self-compassion practices will be presented.
- Self Compassion Series Pt. III: Experiencing Joy, Gratitude, Savoring and Self-Appreciation
Bring on the Fear! Maximizing Exposure in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders for Youth
This workshop introduces the dominant theoretical model of anxiety disorders and the best-established treatment: exposure-based CBT. Strategies for making the most of exposures to achieve optimal outcomes for anxious youth will be illustrated, and practical application discussed. The training will include didactics, experiential activities, video modeling and behavioral rehearsal of exposure strategies.
