Highlighting AV and ECI Resources at the AV Library

New Streaming Videos
ECI Books
Safety Training Streaming Videos
Children’s Safety Awareness

New Streaming Videos:

Assisting With Ambulation Using a Gait Belt: Nursing Skills
Streaming. 7 min. 2011. Professional.
This video illustrates the use of a gait belt to assist patients in ambulation.
Caregivers learn methods to ensure the safety of patients and themselves during the walking process.

Baby Care (Understanding Postpartum Health and Baby Care)
Streaming. 27 min. 2023. Professional.
Newborn baby care topics covered in this video include safe sleep, comfort techniques, diapering, circumcision, cord care, bathing, car seat safety, wellness visits, and doctor visits.

Nursing Professionalism: Attitude And Appearance
Streaming. 12 min. 2023. Professional.
This program highlights the importance of a positive attitude in promoting a constructive healthcare environment and improving patient satisfaction. It offers strategies for working with negative colleagues and explores how professional appearance impacts patient perceptions of competence.

ECI Books:

DSHS AV Library contracts with HHSC Early Childhood Intervention to provide library services and maintain a collection of ECI resources.

Here is a selection of titles new to the ECI library collection.

Language Development and Social Interaction in Blind Children
Miguel Pérez Pereira. 2020. (WW 276 P438 2020 ECI)
This volume provides an in-depth account of blind children's developing communicative abilities, with particular emphasis on social cognition and language acquisition from infancy to early school age. It provides insights into why the development of blind children may differ from that of sighted children and explores development of "theory of mind" and perspective taking in language learning. It also discusses the caregiver-child interaction, research on early intervention and practical strategies for blind children that can assist parents and practitioners.

Overcoming Teacher Burnout in Early Childhood Strategies for Change
Ellen M. Drolette. 2019. (LB 1775.6 D785 2019 ECI)
This book focuses on the many reasons why early childhood professionals can suffer from low staff morale and burnout. Content includes ways to motivate and inspire yourself and others to view their work in a way that is healthy, is intentional, and creates a high-quality early childhood environment.

The Wellbeing of Children Under Three, 2^nd ed.
Helen Bradford. 2021. (WS 103 B799 2021 ECI)
This book explores the role that adults play in holistically supporting children's individual personal, social and emotional needs. It focuses on the home-setting partnership with parents, work attitudes, adult-child interaction, and quality learning environments. Includes material on practitioner mental health and the Leuven scales as a measure of wellbeing.

Safety Training Streaming Videos from Training Network Now/Streamery:

Back Safety in Transportation and Warehouse Environments
Streaming. 15 min. 2022. Professional. (English & Spanish)
This program discusses situations that can lead to back injuries and what employees can do to avoid them at work and home. It covers the structure of the back, sources of back pain and injuries, importance of good posture, how to lift objects without injuring your back, and developing healthy habits to keep your back pain-free.

What Is Risk?
Streaming. 7 min. 2022. Professional.
This video defines what risk is and teaches viewers to recognize risk in their personal lives and at work. Viewers are shown their personal responsibility as it relates to reducing risk.

Workplace Safety: Your Story Matters
Streaming. 6 min. 2022. Professional.
Witness examples of three common scenarios of workers not speaking up about safety. This program shows a failure to follow lockout/tagout, an employee neglecting to wear PPE, and a worker choosing not to wear fall protection. It highlights the root cause of each - a reluctance to speak up. Other safety concerns addressed in the program include supervisors, rushing, habits, shift work, and intimidation.

Children’s Safety Awareness:

Code Red Rover, Grown Up Come Over
DVD. 11 min. 2010. Elementary. (DV0598)
Rover, the animated home safety hound, and his friend, Freddie Flashlight, help a family learn to prevent home injuries. Children learn about pool safety, bicycle helmet safety, and fire safety.

Rainbow Valley Fire Department
DVD. 10 min. 2006. Elementary. (DV0719 – DV0727)
This animated video series introduces the work of the fire department and teaches children fire safety lessons. Each video is 10 minutes.

• Vol. 1: The Fire Station. (DV0719)
• Vol. 2: Fire Equipment. (DV0720)
• Vol. 3: Fire Trucks. (DV0721)
• Vol. 4: What Causes Fire? (DV0722)
• Vol. 5: Home Fire Safety Tools. (DV0723)
• Vol. 6: Home Fire Escape Plan. (DV0724)
• Vol. 7: Fire In Your House Pt. 1. (DV0725)
• Vol. 8: Fire In Your House. Pt. 2. (DV0726)
• Vol. 9: If Fire Gets on Your Clothes. (DV0727)

Parenting BASICS: Health and Safety: 2-Year-Olds
DVD or Streaming. 11 min. 2016. Adult. (DD0846)
This video shows parents how to start teaching their child the basics of self-care, how to be safe, and how to communicate feeling sick or injured.

Safety Starts at Home
DVD. 41 min. or 20 min. 2012. Adult. (Eng.- DD0558) (Span.- DD0559)
This DVD discusses fire safety, burn hazards, choking, suffocation and strangulation hazards, safe baby, fall prevention, drowning prevention, poison patrol, hazards in the air, and preparing for emergencies. It explains the dangers of lithium batteries. The full length version of this program is 41 minutes. A short 20 minute version is also included.

Stranger Danger Awareness: The Five Traps
DVD. 10 min. 2015. Elementary. (DV1182)
Through vignettes, this program demonstrates five traps that are commonly used by child abusers to lure children away from their surroundings and into harm’s way. Viewers see how strangers encountered on the street, in stores, on the way to school, or in cyberspace can be dangerous regardless of their appearance. The traps are the pet trap, the playmate trap, the car trap, the tech trap, and the authority trap.

To borrow library books or videos listed above, email avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov.

Click on the streaming links to register to receive access information for each online video service. Each streaming service requires a one-time registration.

Visit the library catalog at www.texashealthlibrary.com for a complete list of titles available from the library.

If you would like to subscribe, please send an email to avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov with Subscribe in the subject line.

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Highlighting AV and ECI Resources at the AV Library

New Streaming Videos
ECI Books
Safety Training Streaming Videos
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

New Streaming Videos:

Acute Agitation Management for Nursing
Streaming. 58 min. 2022 Professional.
Hostility, uncooperativeness, and impulsivity create acute agitation, one of the most stressful challenges for nurses. In this video, with 40 years of experience, Dee Henderson, RN, MSN, joins Anne Fulton to explore pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions for de-escalating crises and discuss the metabolic and psychiatric causes of agitation.

Guidelines for Care
Streaming. 27 min. 2019. Professional.
This video raises the awareness of the risks, potential consequences, and legal responsibilities associated with nursing negligence. It offers guidance to support nurses in safeguarding themselves, their patients, and the healthcare facility

Dieting and Eating Disorders
Streaming. 7 min. 2019. Adult.
Weight and fitness are concerns for many people. About 45 million Americans go on a diet ever year, and the number of obese people is rising around the world. At the same time, some people suffer from eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. It's clear that many people have health issues related to diet. Whether they eat too much or too little, eat the wrong things, or don't get enough activity to use the calories they consume, teens face many of these issues every day. Fad diets can be dangerous. Food choices can be limited. And body dysmorphic disorder can distort one's perception of their weight, leading people at healthy weights to "see" themselves as fat. Understanding these disorders and how to maintain a healthy diet is the first step to improving our relationship with eating.

ECI Books:

The DSHS AV Library contracts with HHSC Early Childhood Intervention to provide library services and maintain a collection of ECI resources. Here are some of the newest selections in this collection.

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Attachment, and the Early Years Learning Environment: Research and Inclusive Practice
Hazel G. Whitters. 2020. (WS 105.5.A8 W624 2020 ECI)
This book explores three major topics: adverse childhood experiences, attachment, and environment. Each child has a unique reaction to adversity in the early years, and the book discusses the effect upon approach and avoidance motivation for learning, and the rationale of trauma-informed practice. The influence from a secure attachment figure is explored, and links between emotions and involvement are presented. It highlights the current indoor and outdoor use of natural green spaces as a response to attention-​fatigue and promotes comprehension of the issues in a context of attention restoration theory. Intervention for extended families is presented as an approach to supporting development and attainment in each generation, and to achieving a legacy beyond the professional network.

Attachment Theory: The Basics
Ruth O'Shaughnessy. 2023. (WM 460.5.O2 O82 2023 ECI)
This book introduces key concepts of attachment theory. The first part of the book gives readers a clear understanding of attachment theory during infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and in bereavement. The second part of the book illustrates how attachment theory can be used to inform clinical interventions with children in different contexts, adults, and within wider health, social and educational systems.        

Baby Sign Language Basics: Early Communication for Hearing Babies & Toddlers
Monta Z. Briant. 2018. (WS 105.5 C8 B849 2018 ECI)
This book provides more than 300 American Sign Language (ASL) signs, illustrated with clear, easy-​to-​understand photos and descriptions. Baby-specific signing techniques, songs, and games are also included to make learning fun and to quickly open two-way communication. Parents will meet real signing families and learn how to make sign language a part of their everyday interactions with their children.

Safety Training Streaming Videos from AP Safety Training:

Fighting Fatigue in the Workplace (English/Spanis​h)
Streaming. 14 min. 2019. Adult.
Fatigue can be a problem in all types of situations, whether you're operating a forklift, using a grinder, driving a truck, or doing any other job that requires you to be focused and alert. Feeling exhausted interferes with our ability to think and act effectively. Fortunately, fatigue can be prevented. This program discusses what causes fatigue, the hazards that it creates, and what you can do to avoid it.

Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Floods
Streaming. 17 min. 2021. Adult.
We have witnessed the devastating effects of natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods during the past several years. We cannot stop mother nature, but we can reduce damage to property and protect people's lives with proper preparation. This program will show the viewer how to prepare for an impending catastrophe. The viewer will learn the emergency procedures that apply before, during, and after the storm.

Office Fire Prevention and Response
Streaming. 15 min. 2023. Adult.
To help prevent fires, office workers must understand and follow good fire prevention practices, such as office housekeeping, which keeps combustible items from accumulating and removes them from proximity to heat sources. This video discusses ways to prevent fires in the office, how to respond to an emergency, participating in fire drills, and the use of fire extinguishers.

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month:

Alive Inside
DVD. 78 min. 2014. Adult-Professional. (DV0986)
This DVD explores music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those with dementia. People with dementia are shown responding with great joy to the music of their youth. The late Dr. Oliver Sacks and musician Bobby McFerrin explain how music awakens memories and spurs communication in those with Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders for Home Health
Streaming. 107 min. 2019. Professional.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among people aged 65 and older. This important program was developed specifically for Home Health and will be presented in three parts. Join us as we discuss the stages of Alzheimer’s and the modifications that can be made in the home to help these patients.

Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's
Streaming. 54 min. 2022. Adult.
Three women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s join a groundbreaking study to try to prevent the disease. The major study tracks the health and memory of thousands of people over many years, as researchers hunt for lifestyle changes and medicines that could improve all our chances and ultimately protect the brain and body from one of the world’s deadliest diseases.

My Story of Alzheimer's Disease
Streaming. 20 min. 2020. Adult.
This short film focuses on five caregivers and a psychiatrist expressing their concern about caring for a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Many people still misunderstand this disease. The film focusing their journey through caregiving and grief, even after their loved one has passed.

To borrow any books or videos listed above, please email avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov.

Click on the streaming links to register to receive access information for each online video service. Only one registration per streaming service is required.

Visit the library catalog at www.texashealthlibrary.com for a complete list of titles available from the library.

If you would like to subscribe, please send an email to avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov with Subscribe in the subject line.

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Highlighting AV and ECI Resources at the AV Library

New Streaming Videos
ECI Books
Safety Training Streaming Videos
Mental Health Month     

New Streaming Videos:

Practical Ethics: Addressing the Real-Life Challenges Confronting Healthcare Professionals - A Lecture.
Streaming. 340 min. 2016. Professional.
This video seminar presents ethical decision-making tools and explains how to apply them in practical situations. Highlighting several types of ethical dilemmas that can arise in healthcare, it reviews key cases and codes in the development of healthcare ethics. It also discusses the role of ethics committees, key theories, the four-quadrant approach, and the Bennett-Woods Eight Step Model of ethical decision making.

Patient Assessment
Streaming. 16 min. 2021. Professional.
This program discusses both visual and numerical pain assessment scales for patient care. It considers the purpose of and guidelines for establishing a pain management program. It presents examples of how personal beliefs about pain held by both the healthcare professional, and the patient can affect pain assessment.

Lupus - Second Opinion
Streaming. 27 min. 2016. Adult.
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that is known as the “great imitator”, because many of its symptoms can mask themselves as other disorders. Autoimmune diseases are when your own immune system attacks your own tissues instead of being directed to outward dangers in the body. This program presents an interview with a patient, who thought her symptoms were the result of her busy college schedule, until a visit to her doctor.

ECI Books:

The DSHS AV Library contracts with HHSC Early Childhood Intervention to provide library services and maintain a collection of ECI resources. Here are some of the newest selections in this collection.

Familial Fitness: Disability, Adoption, and Family in Modern America. Sandra M. Sufian. 2022. (HV 875.55 S946 2022)
This book illustrates the historical dynamics of disability, adoption, and family. It explores disability and difference in the twentieth-century American family, particularly how notions and practices of adoption have (and haven't) accommodated disability, and how the language of risk enters into that complicated relationship. It reveals how the field of adoption moved from widely excluding children with disabilities in the early twentieth century to partially including them at its close.

How Can I Help? A Teacher's Guide To Early Childhood Behavioral Health. Ginger Welch. 2019. Book. (LB 1139.23 W439 2019 ECI)
Sometimes misbehavior isn’t what it seems. Many children come to care
with early signs of mental- or behavioral-health issues. Early childhood professionals are often the first to notice that something is different. This guide helps educators first identify issues and then create nurturing, safe, and successful learning environments to set up all children for success.

Trauma-Sensitive Care for Infants, Toddlers, and Two-Year-Olds. Barbara Sorrels. 2022. Book. (LC 4601 S714 2022 ECI)
Maltreatment during the first three years of life is of utmost concern. Not only are the numbers of harmed infants and toddlers staggering, maltreatment during this vulnerable period alters children's development in such a way that it robs them of reaching their full human potential. This book provides practical advice and strategies to nurture harmed children
and start them on the path to healing.

Safety Training Streaming Videos from Training Network Now/Streamery:

Hazard Recognition in Office Environments
Streaming. 19 min. 2025. Adult.
This program discusses the importance of hazard recognition, different types of hazards, and how to identify hazards in advance or in real time. It also provides practical guidance on how to investigate accidents and near misses. Topics covered include hazardous conditions and unsafe acts, identifying hazards in advance, and investigating accidents and near misses. 

Orientation to Safety for New Employees (English/Spanish)
Streaming. 35 min. 2021. Adult.
This program discusses the most common safety issues new hires may encounter while performing their jobs, and the safe work practices and job procedures that must be followed to prevent injuries and ensure that everyone arrives home safely at the end of each day. Topics include various types of personal protective equipment, preventing slips, trips and falls, ladder safety, safe lifting techniques, hazard communication, lockout/tagout, bloodborne pathogens, and incident reporting.

Physical Wellness: Feeling Your Best at Work and At Home (English/Spanish)
Streaming. 8 min. 2024. Adult. 
Everyone wants to feel good physically. It improves your quality of every aspect of your life. This video explains what steps you can take to feel better all the time, at work, and at home.

Mental Health Month

Coping with Emotions: Anger
DVD. 32 min. 2015. Adult. (DV1356)
Learning to cope with anger is vital in recovery. Unprocessed anger, which often leads to resentment, is a leading cause of relapse. Following a brief education on important aspects of anger and resentment, this presentation introduces viewers to a variety of practical anger management tools. Viewers also learn which of these tools can be used to calm rageful anger, clearing the way to use other tools to process and uncover its true source.

Feel Good: Natural Remedies for Depression - College and Youth Version
DVD and Streaming. 35 min. 2019. Senior High - Adult. (DV1458)
This program looks at natural remedies for depression. It features interviews with valuable tips from best-selling authors, medical professionals, and experts in nutrition, exercise, meditation.

Suicide Warning Signs
Streaming. 7 min. 2019. Senior High – Adult.
Suicide is a leading cause of death among teens and is often linked to depression or other mood disorders and mental illnesses. While it can be hard to predict who might attempt suicide, but if you think a friend or family member might be at risk, there are signs to watch for. It's important to understand the actions and patterns that warn of suicide and when to step in and offer a helping hand.

Understanding Social Anxiety
DVD. 13 min. 2021. Senior High – Adult. (DV1438)
Social anxiety is the negative emotions and fear of ordinary social interactions. It affects about 40% of all the teens in the US. This video gives a personal look at social anxiety as a group of diverse teens present their stories and coping strategies. A psychologist gives a professional insight the effects and where to get help.

To borrow any books or videos listed above, please email avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov.

Click on the streaming links to register to receive access information for each online video service. Only one registration per streaming service is required.

Visit the library catalog at www.texashealthlibrary.com for a complete list of titles available from the library.

If you would like to subscribe, please send an email to avlibrary@dshs.texas.gov with Subscribe in the subject line.

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