Texas Events
Trauma Informed Care Workshop for Educators (Elementary)
The Trauma-Informed Care Workshop for Educators focuses on providing an overview of trauma, and its impact on student behaviors in the elementary (K-5) classroom. Attendees will learn about the role of mental health in daily functioning, how trauma impacts the brain, the importance of unrecognized executive function deficits, and the role neuro diverse complexities play in student behavior. Throughout the workshop, participants will be provided with concrete strategies that can be implemented in a school and/or classroom setting to support all learners through a trauma informed lens.
Virtual | August 7 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (OPEN)
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Youth Assessment Risk Training
SAFETY-A is a family-centered intervention developed by researchers at the UCLA ASAP Center for youth “who have attempted suicide, engaged in self-harm behaviors, or expressed strong suicidal urges.” This training is designed to help providers identify youth who might benefit from SAFETY-A. This is a one-hour live training and offers 1 CME credit.
Virtual | August 19 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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Level 2 SAFETY-A Basics
SAFETY-A is a family-centered intervention developed by researchers at the UCLA ASAP Center for youth “who have attempted suicide, engaged in self-harm behaviors, or expressed strong suicidal urges.” This training is free and provides base-level knowledge on SAFETY-A with role plays. This is a 3-hour Master Training and offers 3 CME credits.
Virtual | September 8 | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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Trauma Informed Care Workshop for Educators (Secondary)
The Trauma-Informed Care Workshop for Educators focuses on providing an overview of trauma, and its impact on student behaviors in the secondary (6-12) classroom. Attendees will learn about the role of mental health in daily functioning, how trauma impacts the brain, the importance of unrecognized executive function deficits, and the role neuro diverse complexities play in student behavior. Throughout the workshop, participants will be provided with concrete strategies that can be implemented in a school and/or classroom setting to support all learners through a trauma informed lens. This training is open to public ISDs, open-enrollment charter schools, junior colleges, school-based law enforcement, and state agencies that support Texas schools.
Virtual | August 14 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (OPEN)
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School Behavioral Threat Assessment Manual Training
Threat Assessment provides a proactive, evidence-based approach for identifying individuals who may pose a threat and for providing interventions before a violent incident occurs. With the passage of Senate Bill 11, Texas public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools are mandated to establish a threat assessment team to serve at each campus, and each team is required to complete training provided by the TxSSC or a Regional Education Service Center.
Virtual | August 7 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (CLOSED)
Virtual | August 19 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (OPEN)
Virtual | August 21 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (OPEN)
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Intermediate School Behavioral Threat Assessment Manual Training
This course is part of the School Behavioral Threat Assessment (SBTA) Series. This free full-day work session is geared towards district staff responsible for ensuring the operationalizing of school behavioral threat assessment programming within their district. The training is open to Texas public ISDs, open-enrollment charter schools, junior colleges, school-based law enforcement, and state agencies that support schools.
Amarillo, TX | September 16 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (OPEN)
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Texas School Safety Center Bullying and Cyberbullying Training
The Texas School Safety Center, in collaboration with Safer Schools Together, is hosting a no cost, 7-hour Bullying and Cyberbullying training.
Preventing bullying and mitigating its impact begins with a strong understanding of the legal landscape of Texas bullying laws. This virtual training will walk participants through all Texas bullying and cyberbullying laws, including behaviors that may apply to suspected bullying situations, such as assault, harassment, hazing, stalking, sextortion, dating violence, and related federal laws. Participants will explore Texas mandated expectations for campus staff, rights of victims and parents, related penal code, and determining when behaviors go beyond student discipline and into criminal behavior. Participants will also learn about how bullying manifests on and off campus and how to plan and respond with actionable strategies. This training is open to public ISDs, open-enrollment charter schools, junior colleges, school-based law enforcement, and state agencies that support Texas schools.
Virtual | August 14 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (OPEN)
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Sandy Hook Promise – Say Something Trainings
Say Something is a no-cost, easy-to-implement, and life-saving program that will help school personnel and/or school-based law enforcement to teach students how to recognize warning signs of potential violence or self-harm and act immediately to intervene.
Virtual | August 19 | 9:30 am – 12:00 pm (OPEN)
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Mitigating Educator Maltreatment Trainings
This comprehensive training will equip administrators with the knowledge, skills, and tools to create and maintain a safe, supportive, and nurturing learning environment for all staff and students. By delving into real-world scenarios and examining TxSSC developed exemplars, participants will explore effective prevention and intervention strategies to address educator maltreatment, which can be defined by incidents of verbal attacks, threats, harassment, and physical aggression. The training will also explore strategies for supporting educators who have experienced maltreatment and processes for returning students to the learning environment. Upon completion, administrators will be equipped to play a crucial role in safeguarding all stakeholders and fostering healthy, positive learning and working environments.
Virtual | August 7 | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Virtual | August 14 | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
National Events
Youth and Young Adult Support Space (YYASS!) Office Hours
This Office Hours series offers a virtual learning space for those leading and coordinating youth engagement efforts in System of Care and Healthy Transitions grant communities, as well as others who are working in and leading youth-run programs and organizations. For August’s YYASS, we will be joined by Youth MOVE Suncoast chapter leads, Xinyi Liu and Jordan Stonecypher, who will discuss their “Elevating Youth Voices” initiative, which focuses on creating collaborative community spaces for youth to lead efforts in creating meaningful change in their communities, while encouraging community partners to work alongside them throughout the process.
Virtual | August 20 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Peers and Clinicians Together (PACT) Session
Peers and Clinicians Together (PACT) is a free monthly series offering space for clinicians and peer support providers to explore effective ways to collaborate and coordinate in a variety of areas that lead to better partnership with youth and families and positive outcomes for all. Whether you have a question of general nature or you work in the field, PACT is open to anyone hosted virtually by the National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC).
Virtual | August 21 | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
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Provider Plática Learning Collaborative: Strengthening Mental Health Services in Spanish / Colaborativa de Plática para Proveedores: Fortaleciendo los Servicios de Salud Mental en Español
In response to many requests for a bilingual space for mental health providers, the National Training & Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) is offering this Provider Plática series, a monthly collaborative space for peer learning and resourcing. This series provides the opportunity for members of the mental health workforce to share common challenges and experiences when providing services to Spanish-speaking communities whose primary language is a language other than English, as well as high-quality resources and innovative solutions.
Virtual | August 26 | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
At Your Own Pace Trainings
NTTAC’s Fatherhood & Fathers Curriculum
If we want to ensure infants’ and young children’s healthy development across domains (i.e. cognitive, motor, social-emotional), fathers and father figures are essential. This curriculum highlights stories from communities around the country to illustrate the importance of including fathers from all backgrounds. Additionally, it provides a comprehensive set of resources on father engagement programming. Practitioners, program leaders, advocates, and other professionals working in our early childhood systems of care will walk away understanding the why and the how of authentic father engagement.