Tools to Improve Practice 

Working with diverse communities :

• Latina/o/x/e, Hispanic

• Black/African-American

• Asian American and Pacific Islander (AANHPI)

• American Indian (AIAN)

• LGBTQIA2S+

• Neurodivergent 

• ARCH/ARCHES Academy

• Cultural Interpretation

• Feeling Calm

• Increasing Motivation

• Repairing Thoughts

• Solving Problems

• Trying the Opposite

• CBT Training Videos and Video-based tools

• CBT Manuals/Toolkits

• Crisis Assessment Tools, Decision Support and Triaging Tools

• DBT-Informed Tools

• Safety Planning Intervention

• Access to Lethal Means Counseling

• CBT for Suicidality/NSSI

• Anger Coping Strategies

• CBT for Psychosis

• Safety and Stabilization

• Trauma Narrative Processing

• Trauma-Focused Evidence-Based Practice: TF-CBT, PET-A, CPT-A, ITCT-C/A 

• Telehealth adaptations of trauma-focused interventions

• CANS Tools

• PSC-35 Tools

• Behavioral Health Screening 

• Culturally-Responsive Tools

• Family Assessment

• Strengths-Based Tools

• Therapy Session Tools

• Family Resilience Framework

• Family-Based and Family-Focused Interventions: BSFT, CPP, FFT, MST, PCIT, PC-CARE, SFBT, SFCR

• Culturally-Responsive Family Therapy

• Parent & caregiver-focused interventions 

• Practical handouts and tools, including Spanish and Chinese resources, to support children’s behavior and mental health.

• Caregiver well-being resources 

• Facilitating race, racism, and racial injustice conversations with children, youth, and families 

• Racial trauma healing

• Promoting anti-racism in our workplace and communities

• Prevention Strategies

• Intervention Tools

• School-based screening and assessment

• San Francisco School-Based Mental Health Services

• Play Therapy

• Sandtray and Sandplay Therapy

• Art Therapy (coming soon)

• Other Expressive Arts Therapies (coming soon)

• AI-Enhanced evidence-based practices such as CBT, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and many more

• Telehealth best practice guidelines, resource guides, and tip sheets

• Tele-adapted EBPs

• Psychoeducation

• Family Support (e.g., Food)

• Housing Support

• Education-Related Support

• Health and Treatment

• Employment Support

• Legal Aid and Support

• Recreation and Sports

• Homeless Services