Highlighting AV and ECI Resources at the AV Library

New Streaming Videos
ECI Books and Video
Safety Training Streaming Videos from AP Safety Training
National Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

New Streaming Videos:

Communicating with Your Nursing Team (Understanding Postpartum Health and Baby Care)
Streaming. 5 min. 2023. Professional.
This video provides guidance on fostering effective communication with your nursing team to ensure a positive experience. It is designed for expectant and new parents.        

How Technology Messes with Your Sleep
Streaming. 6 min. 2018. Adult.
Many things can interfere with sleep, but one very common sleep disruptor is technology. Smartphones and tablets keep teens preoccupied and in-touch with their friends and social networks 24/7. But many of those activities can upset your body's sleep-wake rhythms. From the light of a phone screen interfering with your internal clock to simply staying up too late to binge-watch your favorite show, technology can undermine your sleep in several ways. The good news is there are some great tactics to minimize this disruption without giving up important activities on your mobile devices.

Marijuana 101 for Nurses
Streaming. 53 min. 2022. Professional.
In this podcast, Anne Fulton and Dr. Thomas discuss the history, politics, and pharmacology of marijuana, including cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome and effective patient communication. It explains that healthcare has a complex and convoluted relationship with marijuana.

ECI Books and Video:

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.

Active Learning
Streaming. 23 min. 2020. Professional.
This program has five short videos that look at active learning in children and how it is all about motivation and the will to learn from experiences. It considers how active learning links with children's self-regulation; looks at children's desire to be in control and how being deeply involved is one of the key features of learning to learn in an active way; and examines why the joy experienced when you achieve a goal you have set for yourself is so important for children's development of effective learning. The program also considers how the ability to stay with things and keep on trying even when things keep failing can lead to self-regulated learning; how this type of learning builds children's brains; and what adults can do to encourage motivation and concentration. 

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Proactive Intervention
Book. Roberta DePompei. 2019. (WS 340 D422 2019 ECI)
The text focuses on the causes, characteristics, and impact of pediatric TBI. Functional assessment and treatment approaches are recommended to facilitate positive reintegration experiences. The text illustrates the challenges students face when confronted with demands and expectations in social and academic situations. Educators and healthcare providers will recognize the value of interprofessional collaboration and be motivated to employ problem solving approaches.

Understanding Your Child's Brain
Book or eBook. Alvaro Bilbao. 2023. (WL 300 B595 2023 ECI)
This book simplifies the neuroscience behind what is going on in a child’s brain during the first six years of life to help parents develop the full intellectual and emotional potential of their children. It provides tools to help parents communicate more effectively with, nurture empathy in, and enforce rules and positive behaviors for their children. Examining how to develop the emotional intelligence of children as well as their intellect, the chapters examine how to raise children based on trust, assertiveness, and fearlessness, while also providing support and exercises in improving language, memory, creativity, and self-control.

Safety Training Streaming Videos from AP Safety Training:

Fire Extinguishers: How and When to Use Them
Streaming. 15 min. 2021. Professional.
This program stresses the importance of making the right decisions when a workplace fire breaks out. In order to use a portable fire extinguisher to put out the fire, employees must determine the type of material burning and class of fire present, whether they know how to use the appropriate fire extinguisher, and if the fire is in its beginning stages. More importantly, they must be confident in their ability to evacuate the facility safely should they be unable to extinguish the fire.

Propane Safety: Fueling Your Forklift
Streaming. 6 min. 2020. 
Forklifts are one of the most familiar and widely used types of heavy equipment. There are almost as many different types of forklifts as there are jobs for them to do. There are also different ways to power them up and make them go. The most widely used forklifts have an internal combustion engine, powered by fuels that include gas, liquid petroleum, diesel fuel and compressed natural gas. This program focuses on how to use propane safely as a fuel for forklifts.

Safety Leadership: An Essential Safety Element (Concise)
Streaming. 9 min. Professional. 2017.
Learn how good safety leadership helps everyone make better safety decisions, while also illustrating how poor safety leadership can quickly undermine the entire safety process. The consistent presence of positive safety leadership helps all workers make wise safety decisions. Safety leaders speak up and do not condone unsafe acts, and they don't take shortcuts to make a job easier or faster. Effective safety leadership must include discipline and consistent rules enforcement from managers and supervisors.     

National Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month:

Caregiver Proficiency: Alzheimer's Disease
Streaming. 89 min. 2015. Professional.
This video for health care assistants discusses the stages of Alzheimer's disease and the modifications that can be made in the home to help these patients. It addresses common issues that caregivers in a home setting face when treating a patient with Alzheimer's disease.

Cognitive Impairments 2025 version (Caring for the Impaired Patient)
Streaming. 19 min. 2020. Adult.
This program begins with an overview of the types of cognitive impairment and factors such as aging that cause an increase in incidence in cognitive issues. It looks at behaviors seen in patients with dementia, situations that can trigger these behaviors, and strategies that can control and reduce their frequency. It presents hospital-based scenarios showing different cases, including a detailed assessment interview with a spouse who is both primary caregiver and conservator for her husband who has Alzheimer’s disease.

Migraine: An Overview
Streaming. 20 min. 2024. Adult.
This program uses animation to illustrate the different phases of migraines, discussing the types and symptoms of migraine headache and their causes, complications, and dietary and non-dietary triggers. It considers diagnosis, treatment, and preventive medications and measures.

The Nursing Assistant: Wandering and Elopement
DVD. 23 min. 2014. Professional. (DV1375)
This program describes ways that caregivers can assist wandering residents and help prevent them from eloping. It also presents some of the more common factors that may trigger a resident to wander or attempt to leave the facility. Wandering is a behavior commonly found among nursing home residents with dementia and is often a sign that a resident needs help. Understanding what is causing a resident to wander places staff in a better position to assist the person. 

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. 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 and Video
Safety Training Streaming Videos
National Mental Health Month

New Streaming Videos:

Caring for the postpartum patient
Streaming. 25 min. 2020. Professional. 
Looking at the role of the healthcare team during the post-partum period, this video discusses involution, lochia, hormonal changes immediately following birth, changes in the breast at the onset of lactation, and possible changes in urinary and intestinal function. It teaches the steps of a post-partum exam, explaining how to detect emotional changes and differentiate "baby blues" from post-partum depression.

Personal care aide - career Q&A: Professional advice and insight
Streaming. 11 min. 2019. Professional. 
In this career Q&A video, Julia Martin discusses her professional journey, her responsibilities, and the essential factors for success as a personal care aide. She provides valuable advice on entering the profession, shares insights into the industry’s major challenges, and offers perspectives on potential developments within the field over the next ten years.

What is ketamine and how it works as an analgesic, anesthetic and antidepressant?
Streaming. 48 min. 2022. Adult.
In this podcast, Pharmacist Victoria Arsenault explores the therapeutic applications of ketamine, including its use as an analgesic, anesthetic, and antidepressant. It covers ketamine's pharmacology, clinical indications, potential side effects, and contraindications.

ECI Books and Video:

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.

How to raise emotionally healthy children: volume 1: babies (Spanish)
Streaming. 23 min 2013. Adult.
This Spanish language program teaches parents how to nourish their baby’s emotional health right from the start. Featuring common challenges, this program shows parents how to modify their interactions to meet their child’s critical emotional needs to feel respected, important, accepted, included, and secure. Tips on how parents can maintain their own emotional health and opportunities to stop for discussion are also included. 

How to raise emotionally healthy children: volume 2: babies (Spanish)
Streaming. 22 min. 2013. Adult.
This Spanish language program shows parents how to modify their interactions to meet their child’s critical emotional needs to feel respected, important, accepted, included, and secure. Tips on how parents can maintain their own emotional health and opportunities to stop for discussion are also included.

Sensory and motor treatment for social-emotional development: Proven strategies for children birth to five
DVD. 359 min. 2016. (DD0862)
In this video seminar, Karen Hyche, talks about how our social emotional health is influenced by our sensory and motor systems as well as the environment. Viewers will learn an array of treatment strategies that will help with children's self-calm, develop bonds, transitions, sleeping and eating habits. These tools will help make long lasting and positive changes to improve behaviors, mental health, and the emotional well-being of young children.

Safety Training Streaming Videos from Streamery:

Animal control
Streaming. 7 min. 2018. Adult.
Home health care workers visit different home environments daily, bringing an array of challenges. One challenges may be encountering hostile pets. In some situations, when visiting a client, home health care workers may be threatened, bitten, or injured by an unrestrained animal. Home health care workers can protect themselves and others by knowing how to recognize the warning signs of aggressive behavior, avoid or prevent an animal attack, or how to defend an attack.

Pool safety 
Streaming. 6 min. 2025. Adult.
This video demonstrates crucial pool safety measures, safe behaviors around water, and life-saving techniques.

Tick bite prevention and response
Streaming. 16 min. 2017. Adult. 
This training provides necessary training, stressing the importance of early treatment of tick bites and precautions for preventing them in the first place. It is important to note that throughout Canada and the US, areas that were once low risk for tick bites have become high risk, so everyone in North America can benefit from the information presented in this program.

National Mental Health Month:

Borderline personality disorder: Second opinion
Streaming. 26 min. 2016. Professional.
Often misunderstood and under-diagnosed, borderline personality disorder is a serious mental illness where those affected struggle to control their emotions and maintain healthy relationships. Amy Allison reveals how she was a high-functioning professional with a personal life in turmoil.

Coping with post-traumatic stress disorder
Streaming. 6 min. 2020. Professional.
Trauma occurs in many ways, and the effects of trauma often persist long after the traumatizing incident. When this occurs, it is called post-traumatic stress disorder. With proper diagnosis and treatment, PTSD can be managed and treated, but the first step is understanding what it is and how to recognize it.

Depression and social media (Teens’ healthy choices)
Streaming. 5 min. 2020. Professional.
This program examines the link that researchers have established between depression and social media use in young people. It's believed this has contributed to a rise in major depressive disorders among those ages 12 to 17. Social media can also have positive aspects, if teen think about how, with whom and how much they use it.

Managing wellbeing (Mental health: manager’s edition)
Streaming. 5 min. 2020. Professional.
This training video takes a detailed look at a supportive and approachable manager who constantly demonstrates and communicates his and the organization’s commitment to a mentally healthy work environment. It examines the importance of his team effectively identifying and helping to manage psychosocial hazards in the workplace.

Mental vs. physical (Mental health: manager's edition)
Streaming. 6 min. 2020. Professional.
This training video compares the reactions of employees to physical vs. mental illness. Managers will learn that promoting mental health in the workplace is a shared responsibility and ways that one can promote mental health. It shows the importance of talking openly and positively about it and the dangers of assumptions when dealing with mental health.

Mental vs. physical (Mental health: worker's edition)
Streaming. 5 min. 2020. Professional.
This training video compares the reactions of employees to physical vs. mental illness. Employees will learn that promoting mental health in the workplace is a shared responsibility and ways that one can promote mental health. It shows the importance of talking openly and positively about it and the dangers of assumptions when dealing with mental health.

My well-being: are you depressed? What you can do. (Social emotional learning)
Streaming. 19 min. 2022. Professional.
The video explains how to understand the difference between being sad and being depressed. What exactly is depression? What causes it? What should you do if you experience symptoms of depression? How do you support loved ones or friends who are experiencing depression?

Mysteries of mental illness, episode 2: Who's normal?
Streaming. 5 min. 2020. Professional.
This documentary explores how science and societal factors are deeply entwined with shifting definitions of mental health and mental illness. It explores how trace efforts to develop guidelines for diagnosing mental illness rooted in empirical science rather than dogma (a system of beliefs rooted in faith, morals or behaviors).

Obsessive compulsive disorder: Second opinion
Streaming. 27 min. 2017. Professional.
Showing signs of depression and obsessive compulsive disorder from a young age, Kyra Mills finally found the help she needed when she was an adult. An often misunderstood disorder, Kyra and the medical experts openly discuss diagnosis and treatment options for OCD, while helping to destigmatize the disorder.

Psychosis: Second opinion
Streaming. 27 min. 2015. Professional.
Schizoaffective disorder is a form of psychosis and a mental illness in which a person experiences a combination of schizophrenia symptoms. People affected often experience hallucinations, delusions, and mood disorder symptoms such as mania or depression. Meet Lynne Fisher, whose life was turned upside down by the onset of this illness, as she battled through five years of symptoms to find a treatment plan that enables her to live a constructive and happy life. The video  answers whether people with serious mental illness more prone to violence and outline five reasons to consult a mental health professional.

The warning signs (Mental health: manager's edition)
Streaming. 5 min. 2020. Professional.
This training video lists the different warning signs to look out for that could signal that someone is suffering from psychological illness, the appropriate questions that can be asked of that person and how to go about asking those questions.

Your own mental wellness
Streaming. 4 min. 2022. Professional.
This mental health and wellbeing training program details some of the conditions that signal good mental health and gives various tips and ideas on how you can improve your mental wellness.

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. 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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National Library Week 2026
New Streaming Videos
ECI Books and Video
Safety Training Streaming Videos
National Stress Awareness Month

National Library Week 2026:

In honor of National Library Week 2026 (April 20-24, 2026), the DSHS Library and Information Science program will host four fun and informative webinars.

Monday, April 20 @ 2-3 p.m. - DSHS IRB: What It Is & How It Works
Precious Ohemeng, DSHS IRB Administrator
Designed to provide core information about the Texas DSHS Institutional Review Board (IRB) and its processes, this webinar will describe the responsibility, purpose, and composition of the Texas DSHS IRB, examine the three functions of the Texas DSHS IRB, review each step in the Texas DSHS IRB process, and provide an overview of DSHS IRB policies.

Wednesday, April 22, 10-11 a.m. - Grant Readiness: Moving Beyond Eligibility to Capacity
Betsy Cox, DSHS Grant Development Center Coordinator
Are you constantly pursuing grant opportunities but not seeing results? Set your organization up for lasting success with a smart, funder-focused grants approach. This workshop welcomes government agencies and nonprofits who are new or looking to sharpen their grant skills.

Thursday, April 23, 10-11 a.m. - Achieve Your Potential: Career & Workforce Resources at the DSHS Library
Anne Tarpey, MSIS, Senior Medical & Research Librarian
The DSHS Library & Information Science program offers many resources to assist HHS employees with career growth and workforce advancement. Anne Tarpey, Senior Medical & Research Librarian, will discuss the resources freely available to HHS employees to help them achieve their career goals.

Friday, April 24, 10-11 a.m. - Power Up Your Team Huddles: Micro Learns That Stick in 5 Minutes or Less
Katy Glazebrook, MS, CHES, CWP, CTCM, Workforce Development Training Specialist
Team huddles are prime real estate for quick, high impact learning—if used well. This session demonstrates how microlearning can be used effectively in team huddles, highlighting common formats, a simple design model, and lightweight ways to measure impact—without adding prep burden.

New Streaming Videos:

Nurse Assistant - Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight
Streaming. 11 min. 2019. Professional.
Amanda Mullins discusses her professional journey, her responsibilities, and the essential factors for success in nursing. She provides valuable advice on entering the profession, shares insights into the industry’s major challenges, and offers perspectives on potential developments within the field over the next ten years.         

Nursing Professionalism: Teamwork
Streaming. 11 min. 2023. Professional.
This program emphasizes key principles of teamwork in nursing, focusing on effective communication and the sharing of pertinent information among interdisciplinary team members. It aims to promote fair workload distribution and support stress reduction. 

Self-Care Extended Clips (Understanding Postpartum Health and Baby Care)
Streaming. 19 min. 2023. Adult, Professional.
This program features six shorts addressing postpartum recovery topics, including bleeding, physical changes, emotional well-being, sleep patterns, cesarean recovery, and guidance on when to seek medical attention. It provides valuable information for parents departing the hospital without their newborn.

ECI Books and Video:

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.

Finding Our Voice
Streaming or DVD. 35 min. 2023. Adult. (DD0857)
This documentary follows the story of the director, Evan Gardner. Evan was diagnosed with oral verbal apraxia as a child. In this program, experts explain what apraxia is, difficulties with diagnosing it, and the impact it has on an individual and their loved ones. It also shows the important role that a family can play in the life of someone coping with this disorder.

Teacher Well-Being in Early Childhood: A Resource for Early Care and Education Professionals
Book. Angela C. Baum. 2024. (LB 1775.6 B347 2024 ECI)
This book provides rationale and guidance for integrating teacher well-being content into both preservice and in-service professional learning environments.

What Really Works for Children with Autism
Book. Peter Vermeulen. 2024. (WS 350.8 P4 V524 2024 ECI)
This book aims to be a guide for anyone who has a child with autism, as well as for educators and caregivers. Many difficulties for these children arise due to a lack of knowledge about exactly what autism is and what its consequences are. When you get to know the specific characteristics, abilities, challenges and needs of a child with autism better, you will see their behavior in a different light. Knowing how their brain works and what their real needs are will give you a deeper understanding of why things can be difficult for them and you.

Safety Training Streaming Videos from AP Safety Training:

Indoor Heat Stress
Streaming. 8 min. 2024.
Outdoor heat is not the only environment that causes stress on the body. Hot indoor working environments can take their toll, too. To beat the heat, it's important for you to prepare yourself for your hot work environment by taking extra precautions to feel fit and safe on the job. This program looks at the unique hazards posed by hot indoor environments and how to identify heat stress. It also discusses the steps workers can take to prevent the onset of indoor heat-related illnesses. Topics include how indoor and outdoor heat types are different, the signs and symptoms of heat stress, how to help someone who is experiencing heat stress, types of engineering and administrative controls, and the process of acclimatization.

Injury Prevention in Restaurants
Streaming. 15 min. 2014.
This video examines some of the more common hazards and discusses choices workers can make to protect themselves and co-workers. Topics include strains/sprains/bruises and fractures, cuts/lacerations and punctures, burns and scalds, and safety tips for kitchen staff, servers/bus people, bar staff, and dishwashers.                            

Powerlift Lifting Techniques for a Healthy Back (Concise)
Streaming. 10 min. 2017. 
To eliminate the harmful effects of the old way of lifting, Dr. Mike Schaefer, a licensed orthopedic and chiropractic doctor, has developed the PowerLift technique. This program demonstrates how to combine various lifts and postures associated with Dr. Schaefer's PowerLift technique to overcome the real-world challenges presented by many material handling situations. Topics include advantages of a wider stance while lifting, creating a basic PowerLift, the ‘tip the load’, bridging and lean bar techniques, the tripod lift and the golfer's bend, and performing PowerLift pushes and pulls.

National Stress Awareness Month:

CALM Yourself in 4 Steps
Streaming. 2 min. 2022. Adult.
In this video psychologist Eve Ash explains four simple principles which will enable you to CALM yourself. CALM is a valuable way of controlling your reactions and calming yourself in situations where you feel tense or stressed. It is a successful way of counteracting triggers that are making you anxious and controlling the things you can.

When the Body Says 'No': Listening to Our Stress and Re-Connecting with Our Self
DVD. 75 min. 2020. Professional. (DV1501)
Dr. Gabor Maté explores the deeper source of the well-known phenomenon of burnout. People who are engaged in caring for others can experience depletion of their energies causing burnout. He discusses the nature of stress and three major stressors.

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. 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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