📂 Featured Resources 

• Infographics-Nutrition
• Infographics-Verbal Descalation
• Inforgraphics-Trauma and Stress Related Disorders
• Inforgraphic -Play Therapy
• Infographics-Mindfullness
• Infographic-Green Nutrition
• Infographic-Supplmental Anxiety

Resources to support children’s emotional development, behavior, and coping at home.

Resources:

• Social Story Resource Kit-
  Supports children in understanding routines, expectations, and social situations through structured, visual storytelling.
• Emotional Thermometer-Helps children and teens identify, understand, and communicate their emotions to build self-awareness and regulation skills.
• Visual Schedules-Provides structured visual supports to help children follow routines, reduce anxiety, and improve transitions throughout the day.
• Calming Prompt Cards-Quick-reference cards with simple strategies to help children manage stress, regulate emotions, and calm their bodies.
• Parenting a Child Who Expereinced Trauma-Guidance for caregivers on understanding trauma and supporting children’s emotional and behavioral needs with empathy and structure.

🧑‍🎓 Teens & Young Adults

Tools to help teens manage stress, emotions, and social challenges.

Resources:

• Emotional Thermometer-Helps children and teens identify, understand, and communicate their emotions to build self-awareness and regulation skills.
• Infographics-Mindfullness-Simple mindfulness techniques to help manage stress, improve focus, and promote emotional well-being.
• Infographic-Supplmental Anxiety-Provides tools and strategies to help individuals recognize and manage symptoms of anxiety.  

🏫 Schools & Educators

Evidence-based resources for educators to support student mental health and behavior.

Resources:

• Social Story Resource Kit-
  Supports children in understanding routines, expectations, and social situations through structured, visual storytelling.
• Visual Schedules-Provides structured visual supports to help children follow routines, reduce anxiety, and improve transitions throughout the day.
• Spanish-CBITS infographic-A visual guide to Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS), highlighting how it supports student mental health.
• Tool Intervention Toolkit-The Mailbox-A collection of practical, classroom-ready tools and interventions to support student behavior and emotional regulation.

Guides and tools for clinicians, social workers, and community providers.

Resources:

• NCTRC’s Digital Navigation Toolkit-A resource designed to support providers in delivering effective tele-behavioral health services and navigating digital care practices.
• Tool Intervention Toolkit-The Mailbox-A collection of practical, classroom-ready tools and interventions to support student behavior and emotional regulation.
• Infographics-Verbal Descalation-Visual guide to techniques for safely and effectively de-escalating emotionally charged or crisis situations.
• Inforgraphic -Play Therapy-An introduction to play therapy, explaining how it supports children’s emotional expression and healing.
• Inforgraphics-Trauma and Stress Related Disorders-Overview of common trauma-related conditions and their impact on mental health, behavior, and development.

• Infographics-Nutrition-Highlights the connection between nutrition and emotional well-being, including foods that support brain health.
• Infographic-Green Nutrition & Wellness -Focuses on healthy, sustainable nutrition habits that support overall wellness and long-term health.

Dr. Elswick has dedicated her expertise to developing social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula grounded in bibliotherapy and centered around children’s books. These book-themed curricula include structured activities for teachers, practitioners, and parents, all designed to strengthen social skills, increase empathy, and support emotional growth. Classroom and therapy-based activities enhance emotional learning in school and clinical settings, while the parent-focused materials encourage shared reading, open conversations about feelings, and daily interactions that foster healthy emotional development.

Since 2012, Dr. Elswick has continued to expand her work in bibliotherapy and activity-based SEL curriculum development. With the support of graduate and undergraduate students, community partners, and colleagues, she has developed numerous programs to promote emotional well-being in children and youth. She also integrates this work into School Social Work licensure courses at the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where students learn to apply bibliotherapy techniques and design effective SEL curricula. Many of the resources included in these materials were created collaboratively with students as part of their clinical training.

As part of this ongoing work, these resources have been developed to support caregivers and the broader community in fostering strong, healthy “serve and return” interactions at home—encouraging meaningful parent-child connections that build emotional resilience and support lifelong well-being.

• Bibliotherapy Manual
• Bibliotherapy Manual (Spanish)
• Green Bibliotherapy Manual
• Expressive Arts toolkit Manual

🎓Academic Support Tools

The SMART Center has partnered with Walt Henley, PhD, a graduate student at the University of Memphis, to offer facilitated academic support as needed by Warm Line Managers. The partnership is based on the utilization of the following two websites:

• WatchKnowLearn.org: Free K-12 Educational Videos-
  WatchKnowLearn offers access to over 50,000 free educational videos organized into 5,000+ categories. Available 24/7 with no registration required, the platform supports teachers, students, and families with high-quality, teacher-reviewed content. Ideal for classroom use or independent learning.
•  ReadingBear.org: Learning to Read Resources-
  Reading Bear is a free multimedia phonics program that helps children learn to read through engaging, structured lessons. Featuring 50 presentations and over 1,200 vocabulary items, it systematically teaches key phonetic patterns using rich, interactive content. Developed by WatchKnowLearn, it supports early literacy for beginning readers.

 🗂Community Resource Directory

The SMART Center is now connected with Amerigroup’s Social Needs Tool, making it easier to connect families with essential resources. By entering your ZIP code, you can quickly identify family needs and access community services through an online directory supported by the SMART Center’s Warm Line Managers.

📥 Need Additional Support?

If you are looking for customized resources, training, or consultation, the SMART Center team is here to help.

📧 SMARTCenter@memphis.edu 

• • Request training for your organization
  • Ask about clinical services
  • Inquire about internships or supervision