The Psychotropic Medication Utilization Parameters were initially developed in 2004 to provide evidence-informed guidance on the use of psychotropic medication with children and youth and suggest parameters for utilization review. While the most recent versions have focused primarily on children within the Texas foster care system, this sixth iteration of the Psychotropic Medication Utilization Parameters has been refocused to address the treatment of all children and adolescents served by the public behavioral health system in Texas. … [Read more...] about Psychotropic Medication Utilization Parameters for Children and Youth in Texas Public Behavioral Health (6th Version)
Child Welfare
Family Exchange: Peer Networking for Family Leaders who Foster and Support Family Engagement: Success: Stories & Strategies
March Family Exchange will be a panel discussion with parents who have used Parent Peer Support to successfully navigate child-serving systems in order to get the services they need and find success for their youth. Our panel will share their lived-experience, stories, strategies and journey to success. They will also be able to share why they then became Parent Peer Support providers to help others. … [Read more...] about Family Exchange: Peer Networking for Family Leaders who Foster and Support Family Engagement: Success: Stories & Strategies
Activity Kits for a Healthy Mind, Body, & Heart & Practice Tips to Help Build a Healthy Mind, Body, & Heart
Helping your child identify and understand their feelings is an important part of being a parent. As they grow and go through changes in their bodies and moods, you have an important role in helping them learn how to identify their feelings and practice different mindful activities that can equip them to cope with stress in positive ways. Remind your child that it’s natural to feel a wide range of emotions and that there are no “wrong” feelings. By learning and practicing these activities together, you help model healthy ways of coping with the stresses of daily life, both big and small, so you’ll all be prepared for anything that comes your way. … [Read more...] about Activity Kits for a Healthy Mind, Body, & Heart & Practice Tips to Help Build a Healthy Mind, Body, & Heart
Family Exchange – How Centering on Equity Improves Engagement with Families
Are you a family leader with lived experience as a primary caregiver of a child, youth or young adult with mental health or substance use need who is working in a role that fosters and supports family engagement in agency practice and policy decisions? Are you interested in connecting with other family leaders working in similar roles to expand and enhance your skills and knowledge? Whether you are new to your role or you have been in the family movement for many years, the Family Exchange is a peer networking group to share experiences, innovative and effective practices, skills and knowledge, solution to barriers and challenges, and key information supporting your role as family leaders. Session Objectives:• Recognize how our assumptions about families impacts equity during the intake process• Identify how our values mold the decision-making process when engaging families• Identify how culture is central to the decision-making process in choosing to access support … [Read more...] about Family Exchange – How Centering on Equity Improves Engagement with Families
Peers and Clinicians Together (PACT) – Minding Your Business- Reaping the Rewards of Family Engagement
MINDING YOUR BUSINESS: Reaping the rewards of family engagement! While over 30 years of research cite the benefits of family engagement, providers, program staff and policymakers often describe a variety of challenges in connecting with the very people they serve. What have they got to lose? Positive outcomes from engaging families relate to far more than the child and family arenas. From early access to workforce retention, and clinical results to system stewardship, join us to explore the rewards you may be missing and ways to get the results you’re looking for! General PACT Description: The mental health system is vast, complex, and often confusing. Peers and Clinicians Together (PACT) is a free monthly series where you can ask anything that’s on your mind of a mental health clinician and peer support! Whether you have a question of general nature or you work in the field, PACT is open to anyone and held on every third Thursday at 2:30-3:30 pm ET, hosted virtually by the … [Read more...] about Peers and Clinicians Together (PACT) – Minding Your Business- Reaping the Rewards of Family Engagement