Organizer
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Patricia Brouhard, MA, MPH
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Phone
210-520-8440 -
Email
Patricia.Brouhard@CISSA.org -
Patti Brouhard is a Community Educator with Community in Schools San Antonio. She has been with CIS-SA since December of 2023. Patti was a high school science and health teacher for almost 20 years and was a high school girls basketball coach. She has earned a Master’s Endorsement in Biological Sciences and most recently a Master’s in Public Health. Patti is a certified instructor for Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and has completed workshops in conscious discipline, trauma informed care, and suicide awareness. She believes that education is one of the most powerful primary preventative tools we can share…especially when it comes to lifelong health and wellness.
Other Organizers
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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.
The Benefits of Mindfulness for Mental Health
Life can be full of many challenges, both positive and negative, which can make one feel an abundant amount of stress. This hour-long training takes a look at how the adoption of mindfulness practices can allow individuals to detach from life’s demands, even if just briefly, so they can reconnect and manage these challenges with confidence. A brief overview of mental health and mental illness will be covered as well as the common mental illnesses that youth are experiencing. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a mindfulness activity and participate in discussions on how mindfulness has been shown to help individuals, especially our youth, manage stress, anxiety and depression. This training will be in person at 1045 Cheever Blvd, Suite 201- The Training Lab.