Mental Health Cooperative exists to engage, enlighten, and empower individuals and families with behavioral health issues to live healthier lives. By providingintegrated care for the whole person everyone can experience hope and live a full life in the community. MHC believes that there is life after a diagnosis, and that our challenges do not define who…
Understanding Dyslexia: A Guide for Tennessee Parents and Educators The department frequently receives questions from parents and educators regarding dyslexia and its relationship to specific learning disabilities. Additionally, several recent policy changes have precipitated a need to provide further guidance around this issue. In particular, school districts recently began implementation of the Response to Instruction…
-MHC uses a holistic approach, combining evidence-based psychotherapy, intenstive in-home case management and psychiatry into an integrated system of care. Intensive Case Management, Counseling Services, Psychiatric Services, and Initial Admission Assessments. CHILD & TEEN SERVICES We know that a child or adolescent who is struggling with emotional/behavioral issues can create stress within the entire family.…
Update from TN Department of Education with OSEP Memo Clarification As LEAs begin implementation of Tennessee’s RTI² Framework, the department would like to remind districts of the procedures required when a parent requests an evaluation. As referenced in this memorandum issued through the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), a Response to Intervention (RTI) process…
