New video available: Law Enforcement and People with Mental Illness: Trends, Innovation and Policy. Details below.
JUNE 30 | 2016
Stephanie Contreras receives 2016 Kathy Cunningham Mental Health Advocacy Award
Stephanie Contreras, a music teacher from McAuliffe Elementary in the McAllen Independent School District, and a dedicated mental health advocate, was named recipient of the 2016 Kathy Cunningham Mental Health Advocacy Award. The announcement was made during the Claritycon2016 luncheon. Stephanie is shown here with Kathy's son, Steve Owens.
The award was established in memory of a devoted advocate and Clarity Child Guidance Center employee who spent over 30 years supporting mental health. Kathy passed away in 2013.
Click here to learn more about Stephanie and read the full story about the Kathy Cunningham Mental Health Advocacy Award.
Free community presentation: Sensory Integration Implications for Learning & Behavior
What is sensory integration? Clarity CGC welcomes Teresa "Tere" Sariol, OT, from the Texas NeuroRehab Center, who will define sensory integration and explain the role of the five senses as they pertain to sensory integration. She will discuss what can go wrong and how to evaluate for those deficits. Coping strategies for various sensory integration dysfunction will also be described during her presentation, Sensory Integration Implications for Learning & Behavior.
Register to attend this free community CEU presentation on Friday, July 29, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.
Over 375 attendees, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and volunteers helped make Claritycon2016 another memorable event! Attendee surveys indicate it was a beneficial and educational conference on children's mental health. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible!
Click here for links to the keynote and luncheon presentation, including Dr. Laurence Steinberg's Thursday keynote address, Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence. Thank you to NOWCastSA for providing the webcast.
Video replays of several Claritycon2016 breakout sessions will be made available through this Enews. Like Clarity CGC on Facebook to see photos from the conference when they're posted.
It's not too early to save the dates for Claritycon2017! Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 15 & Friday, June 16, 2017. And congratulations to Veronica Jurado and Laura Angelo. Their Exhibitor Passports were drawn for free entries to Claritycon2017!
A couple spots are still open for new Teen Group sessions beginning Monday, July 11
There is still space for one or two more participants in the summer session of the Clarity CGC Teen Group.
The Teen Group sessions take place every Monday, beginning July 11, 2016, from 4:30 - 6:00 pm at the new Clarity CGC Outpatient Services building at 8535 Tom Slick Drive. Cost is $25 per session and may be a covered benefit under your insurance plan. The group is limited to eight participants.
Contact Joshua Essery, PsyD, ABPP, at 210.616.0300 for more information and to reserve a spot.
Click here for more information on the Teen Group sessions.
New video available: Law Enforcement and People with Mental Illness: Trends, Innovation and Policy
In this video replay, San Antonio Police Department Officer William Kasberg presents how the department works with people with mental illness. The SAPD program has been hailed as a national model and in this 4-part video, Officer Kasberg reviews the history and key components of the program.
This presentation was recorded during Officer Kasberg's CEU presentation at Clarity CGC on February 19.
Click here to watch Law Enforcement and People with Mental Illness: Trends, Innovation and Policy.
To order a free DVD of this 4-part series, send an email to Mike Hannan and include your mailing address, telephone numbers, and if applicable, the organization you represent.
We are a not-for-profit mental health treatment center providing programs specifically for kids ages 3-17. Our goal is to provide families throughout South Texas greater access to children's mental health care regardless of their ability to pay.
