About the Texas HHSC Institute
The HHSC Institute (The Institute) is a four-day conference that provides education and training for state agencies, private providers, clinicians, caregivers and other stakeholders with a vested interest in addressing the intellectual, mental and behavioral health needs of a variety of populations.
Sessions will promote:
- individual, program, and system-level approaches that foster health
- resilience and recovery
- increasing permanent housing, employment, education, and other necessary supports
- reducing barriers to equity and inclusion
Speakers will address:
- ways to build organizational and community partnerships
- culturally-based services or competencies
- recovery and recovery supports
- innovations that enhance family and community support
Topics will also cover:
- person-centered planning and practices
- prevention and treatment solutions and how they relate to youth, individuals, families and the judicial system
- best practices
Continuing education for multiple disciplines will be provided for this event.
Who Attends The Institute:
- Adult Care Specialists
- Behavioral Health Specialists
- Care Manager Specialists
- Chemical Dependency Counselors
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Therapists
- Child and Family Services Specialists
- Child Welfare Specialists
- Community Health Workers
- Community Organizers
- Compliance Specialists
- Director of Support Services
- Executive Directors
- Family Service Workers
- Health Plan Coordinators
- HIV Case Managers
- Intake CoordinatorsLaw Enforcement Personnel
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Medical Directors
- Mental Health Case Managers
- Mental Health Crisis Coordinators
- Mental Health Directors
- Mental Health Professionals
- Nurses
- Outreach Workers
- Peer Recovery Specialists
- Peer Specialists
- Physicians
- Prevention Specialists
- Consultants
- Private Practice TherapistsProbation Officers
- Professional Counselors
- Program Directors
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- School Teachers
- Administrators
- Social Service Directors
- Social Workers
- Special Education Teachers
- Substance Prevention Coordinators
- Wellness Directors
- Youth Care Specialists
- Youth Engagement Specialists