Taos Behavioral Health

09/09/2024

Thank you Lor Foundation for your generous support of a pilot initiative partnering TBH and the Equine Spirit Sanctuary (ESS). The grant money we received allowed 29 clients ages 9-14 to experience the healing power of horses. With the horses and donkeys, our clients practiced social/emotional skills and learned how to ride using the balanced-centered approach fostering connection, co-regulation, self-awareness, and self-leadership.

Picture:
Aline Gittleman with Ruth Bourgeois (ESS director) and Gypsy Vanner

08/13/2024

Taos Behavioral Health would like to express our gratitude to the LOR Foundation for funding our agency, allowing us to purchase and build a playground for our clients this summer!

Because of the LOR Foundation, over 70 kids had accessible playground equipment at our program building which allowed for more outside play. Having this playground equipment allowed the children to participate in physical activity that helps boost positive feelings, teaches how to navigate conflict, and provides opportunity to expend energy.

THANK YOU LOR FOUNDATION! You truly make a difference within the Taos community.

02/16/2024

Honored to have Candy Allen as apart of our TBH staff!

Walking into the Nurturing Center at Enos Garcia Elementary School is like entering a warm, cozy home — a combination living space and playroom with comfortable chairs, reading and eating nooks, and a daybed. Colorful art projects are everywhere, including a wall of origami birds, inviting one to paint, build, sew, or just chill out with a teddy bear.

And at the center of this nurturing scene is Candy Allen, who radiates a kind of gentleness and confidence that immediately sets you at ease. Allen has worked in social services in Taos for over three decades: at Community Against Violence, DreamTree, and Tri-County Community Services. She was the Domestic Violence Coordinator at the 8th Judicial District Court in Taos and has taught Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in Taos and Peñasco schools. Her current job at Enos Garcia provides Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in the classrooms, small group facilitation, one-on-one support for children, and teacher support.

Candy Allen, 2024 Taoseña Award Recipient.

Watch our annual Taoseña awards event on Wednesday, March 6, at taosnews.com or on our page, and read her story in Taos Woman magazine, published in the March 7 edition.

11/30/2023

11/27/2023

If you missed the Twirl Aglow party and a chance to select a gift tag to shop for a child, you can do so below selecting the link. We are expecting to serve 300 children this Holiday Season!

11/21/2023

Thank you to Taos Pueblo Recovery Works for the outstanding collaboration with our Taos High School Program over the break. Your staff provided a fantastic two-day workshop that showed our Taos Youth with poetry and hip-hop skills, there are healthy and artistic ways of healing the mind, body, and soul!

11/21/2023

At this event, you will have the chance to give a gift to one of 300 Taos kids! There will also be Santa, face painting, treats, and live entertainment.

Join us Friday 11/24 for our annual Twirl Aglow Party with Santa, face painting, treats, live entertainment and the chance to give a gift to one of 300 Taos kids!

09/06/2023

HIRING FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKERS (CSW)

Requirements:
High School Diploma/GED
18 years or older
Able to pass a Federal Background Check
Able to pass a Drug Test/Drug Free
Valid Driver’s License

Pay range:
Starting pay is $15-$18 an hour, subject for higher pay depending on education and experience.

Job Description:
A Community Support Worker (CSW) provides Comprehensive Community Support Services (CCSS) to clients and their families.

-CCSS shall coordinate and provide necessary services and resources to eligible clients and families.
-CCSS promotes independent living, learning, working, socializing and recreation.
-These culturally sensitive services shall identify and address the barriers that impede the development of skills necessary for independent functioning in the community.
Identifies strengths, goals and measurable objectives, which may aid the client or family in the recovery or resiliency process.
-CCSS shall be provided to children, youth and adults with significant behavioral health disorders and who meet other criteria as identified by the collaborative.
-Complete notes in a timely manner within an Electronic Health Records system.
-Inputs and updates client information into the Electronic Health Records system as appropriate.
-Supports clinical staff in preparation of progress notes and encounter forms as appropriate.
-Assists with initial and follow up authorizations for programs and services after assignments are made at the clinical staffing meetings.

Job Type: Full-time (Monday-Friday)

Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Resume must be emailed to: m.polanco@taosbehavioralhealth.org

02/16/2023

Congratulations to all eight of these wonderful ladies! Two of the eight are apart of Taos Behavioral Health's Nurturing Center.

Siena Sanderson - Nurturing Center Director
Valerie Ely - Nurturing Center Family Navigator

We are proud to have these women as apart of our team and happy to see them be recognized!

01/31/2023

Taos Behavioral Health is happy to announce our new pilot project, Clothe a Child.

Thank you LOR Foundation, Phoenix Mechanical, and Bogar Polanco for donating to Clothe a Child, because of your generosity you have made the start up of this project possible!

Taos Behavioral Health is excited and can not wait to help the children and youth in our community with Clothe a Child.

09/18/2022

TBH licensed professional clinical counselor Amanda Gallego states, “Eric's ability to heal is truly authentic and unparalleled. He brings hope to others like a freshly-dug well. In personal moments of imperfection, Eric did not express judgment — he asked if I was okay and, in a time of crisis, he literally gave me a set of keys. He has the ability to uplift others, even in their most vulnerable state. I’ve seen Eric eat with us, pray, cry, laugh, and, more importantly, solve problems with us. He’s shown up tired, late, hungry and overwhelmed, but he always, always shows. Eric does not say no when it comes to helping others. If there is a need, he fills it. Where there is fear, he reduces it.”

Gallego continued, “we can all become better humans by adopting Eric's value of care and concern for others. Eric Mares is not only a hero, his compassion is a legacy.”

~Eric Mares, 2022 Taos News Unsung Hero.

Join us as we celebrate Eric and our nine Unsung Heroes at a live broadcast event on Wednesday, October 5th, at 6:15pm on taosnews.com and the Taos News page.

Read more about Eric in the Tradiciones Heroes section in the October 6, Taos News.