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A primer on mental health for prosecutors | Texas District & County Attorneys Association
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The Prosecutor, March-April 2008, Volume 38, No. 2. A primer on mental health for prosecutors. By Jennifer Varela, LCSW. Clinical Social Worker and Director of Family Violence Services at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors are one group in the criminal justice system that deals with mentally ill defendants. But most prosecutors know little about mental health. Here is a primer which discusses terminology and diagnosis. Common symptoms and terms. The overwhelming concern about somet...
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Toolkit | Community for Children
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1 Program Logic Model. B Bibliography of special reserve collection books and films. C Guidance for writing an abstract and reporting community activities. 4 Individual Professional Development. A Pre-rotation preparation and questions. B Six-month follow-up interview guide. 5 Program Feedback Questionnaire. About At the Border and Beyond. 2016-2017 block rotation for this four-week elective:. Sept 26 - Oct. 21, 2016. Feb 6 - Mar. 3, 2017. And the Community Access to Child Health Program Program.
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Texas-Mexico: At the Border and Beyond | Community for Children
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Texas-Mexico: At the Border and Beyond. Texas-Mexico: At the Border and Beyond. Community for Children takes place in Texas's Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) just across the border from Northern Mexico. The LRGV is one of the most medically underserved and impoverished areas in the U.S. Experiential learning will be through community-based field work, including home visits. Prepare participants to be advocates for social justice to improve the health of children, families, and communities. Foster particip...
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Curriculum | Community for Children
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The focus of the curriculum is not clinical, but rather leadership development and advocacy within community. A key component of the curriculum is fostering a culture of compassion among physicians as they attempt to provide a culture of healing and compassion for their patients. 1 Rights of the Child. Workshops based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Meetings with attorneys and judges working in children's rights. 2 Social Determinants of Disease and Health. 3 Ethics of Global Health.
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Partners | Community for Children
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine. UTHSCSA Regional Academic Health Center. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Department of Pediatrics. Brownsville Community Health Center. Hospital Infantil de Tamaulipas. Centro de Salud, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico. About At the Border and Beyond. 2016-2017 block rotation for this four-week elective:. Sept 26 - Oct. 21, 2016. Feb 6 - Mar. 3, 2017. And the Community Access to Child Health Program Program.
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Testimonials | Community for Children
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The elective has given me hope that I can find like-minded people in medicine and make a difference in my communityIt was a fantastic experience overall. D Kaiser Permanente/Oakland, CA. V University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. I want to bring away from this elective the passion toward caring for people that I have found here, but that is far too often missing from medicine. B, SUNY Upstate. Y, Mount Sinai. Community for Children is a unique program that brings intelligent and compassi...
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How to Apply | Community for Children
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Application is open to all U.S. and international residents and upper level medical students. Please contact Dr. Marsha Griffin, Director, Community for Children, at CommunityforChildren@gmail.com. Note: There is a $600 fee per rotation for housing for visiting students/residents. Details about housing are listed under the Facilities and Housing tab of this web site. Visiting Resident Application Process and Form for AY 2016-2017.doc. Visiting Student Application Process and Form 2016-2017.doc. Through f...
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Faculty | Community for Children
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Dr Marsha Griffin, Director. Dr Stan Fisch, Co-Director. Catherine Monserrat, PhD. Catherine Monserrat holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, a Master’s in Guidance and Counseling and an undergraduate degree in Secondary Education and Human Development. With over thirty years’ experience working as an educator, lecturer and psychotherapist, she continues to teach and mentor health professionals, educators and counselors. Judith Livingston, MEd, MCHES. Dr Robert Luis Hamilton. Feb 6 - Mar. 3, 2017.
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Sample Advocacy Options: At the Border and Beyond | Community for Children
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Sample Advocacy Options: At the Border and Beyond. ARISE (A Resource in Serving Equality). To survey communities to identify health and education needs (link to filename ARISE abstract), and to consolidate their statistical data from 25 years of service for grant writing. Article about ARISE from Texas Observer. Cameron Park Colonia Project. Friendship of Women, Inc. Domestic Violence Shelter and Children’s Program/Brownsville, Texas. 3Develop and implement a professional development seminar relevant to ...
