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Youth Mental Health First Aid




This professional learning opportunity will provide content, material, and strategies to assist educations in meeting the needs of students in their district.

Important Session Information:


Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent who are experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD),
and eating disorders. This course is provided by educators for educators.
 Educators will receive 1CPE hours.

Note: This workshop will be a socially distanced, in person event held at Region 10's ESC Building at 904 Abrams Road in Richardson, Texas.

6 hours of LPC & SW CEU's will be provided by North Texas Behavioral Health Authority.

This event is free to all Region 10 schools

 

Registration for this session has ended

Session ID:
2641269
Credits Available:
(11) CPE
Seats Available:
5
Fee:
$0.00
Contact Person:
Linda Alsbrooks
Instructor(s):
Richard Heflin
Date Time Location
11/3/2021 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Pecan Room
Region 10
904 Abrams Rd., Richardson, 75081
Region 10 Education Service Center
 
Second Location
400 E. Spring Valley Rd.
 
904 Abrams Rd
Richardson, TX 75081-5101
 
Richardson, TX 75081
 
 
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