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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.

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.

 


Important Session Information:


Presenter: Shuniqua Ortiz, BHPP Liaison Region 10 ESC Clinician

Region 10’s Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, and school staff how to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental health/addiction challenge or 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 11 CPE hours.

This class is being offered in a blended model.  No registrations will be allowed after the deadline.

  1. The registrant will receive an email from Youth Mental Health First Aid notifying them that the virtual class is ready to be taken.
  2. The virtual class will take 1.5-2.5 hours keeping the place of the participant as they start and stop the course.
  3. No participants will be allowed to take the in-person portion unless they have first completed the virtual class.
Registration for this session has ended

Session ID:
2663180
Credits Available:
(11) CEU
Seats Available:
0
Fee:
$0.00
Contact Person:
Linda Alsbrooks
Instructor(s):
Jennifer Farley
Date Time Location
10/21/2024 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Mockingbird Room
Region 10, Mockingbird Huddle
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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