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SMART Center

Supporting Our Community

 

The SMART Center Resource Library provides accessible, evidence-informed tools to support mental health, resilience, and trauma-informed care. Resources are designed for families, educators, professionals, and community partners and can be used in home, school, clinical, and community settings.
 
These tools are designed to be flexible and practical. They can be used in home, school, clinical, and community settings to support emotional well-being, skill development, and trauma-informed care.

馃搨 Featured Resources 

馃柤 Visual Guides & Infographics
 

 馃懆鈥嶐煈┾赌嶐煈 Children & Families

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

Resources:


馃鈥嶐煄 Teens & Young Adults

 馃恳鈥嶁殨锔 Professionals

馃实 Multilingual Resources
 

 馃摎 Social Emotional Learning Manuals

Bibliotherapy is a creative arts approach that uses storytelling, literature, and written expression as therapeutic tools. Through guided reading and reflection, individuals are encouraged to connect with characters, themes, and emotions, helping to build insight, empathy, and emotional awareness. Bibliotherapy is often integrated with other evidence-based therapeutic interventions to support overall emotional and social development.

Dr. Elswick has dedicated her expertise to developing social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula grounded in bibliotherapy and centered around children鈥檚 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 福利片国产 of Memphis and the 福利片国产 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 鈥渟erve and return鈥 interactions at home鈥攅ncouraging meaningful parent-child connections that build emotional resilience and support lifelong well-being.

馃帗Academic Support Tools

The SMART Center has partnered with Walt Henley, PhD, a graduate student at the 福利片国产 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:

  • : 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.
  •  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.

 馃梻Community Resource Directory

The SMART Center is now connected with Amerigroup鈥檚 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鈥檚 Warm Line Managers.

Please see the links below to get started.


  • (Look specifically at Regions 6&7)
  • Children and Youth Homeless Outreach Project (CYHOP)

    • 901.821.5600
      County Served: Shelby County

    • 731.541.8200
      Counties Served: Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Lake, Madison, Obion, and Weakley
  • Continua of Care Regional Providers
  • SOAR Specialist (SSDI and Benefits)
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馃摜 Need Additional Support?

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

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

 

        • Looking for additional community resources? Contact us here: 901-678-1636