Organizer
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Shelly Bosse, LMSW, MA
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Phone
210-520-8440 Ext. 305 -
Email
sbosse@cissa.org -
Shelly is the Training and Education Manager at Communities In Schools of San Antonio. She has worked for CIS-SA for over 13 years. She is a Licensed Master of Social Work that has worked in the field for over 20 years. She has training in Mindfulness, Trauma Informed Care, is a Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) Instructor and is a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Practitioner through the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Theatre.
Other Organizers
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Kim Sayers, LPC-S
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Phone
210-998-4840 -
Email
ksayers@cissa.org -
I have work for Communities in Schools of San Antonio for over 16 years and am a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. I have over 11 years of counseling experience, including over four years of experience in supervising LPC Associates. All of my work has been with at-risk youth and their families and has included assisting teachers and administrators in how to appropriately respond to their student’s unique and challenging behavioral and emotional needs. I am well versed in Trauma-Informed practices and am a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Practitioner through the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University. I also have specialized training in Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques.
Mindfulness for Parents
Are you a parent or caregiver and want to reduce you and your child’s stress? Mindfulness can help. Research has shown that mindfulness can reduce the impact of stress on the brain and body. In this workshop you will learn the definition of mindfulness, how mindfulness benefits the brain and body and practice basic mindfulness strategies. You will walk away with hands on strategies you can use yourself and teach your children. This course is for parents or caregivers with children of all ages.