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VA » Health Care » MIRECC / CoE » VISN 16 MIRECC » Newsletter | Winter 2026 Article 7 | South Central MIRECC

MIRECC / CoE

Newsletter | Winter 2026 Article 7 | South Central MIRECC

Free SC MIRECC Clinical Education Products

Our Clinical Educator Grant program helps VISN 16 mental health providers create resources that improve treatment for rural and other Veterans who face barriers to care. We give these products to Veterans, VA providers, and the public for free. Visit our Clinical Educator Products webpage to access all of our products.

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A Provider's Guide to Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

This manual is designed for mental health practitioners who want to establish a solid foundation of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills. Concepts contained in the manual detail the basic steps needed to provide CBT (“Practicing CBT 101”) with the intent that users will feel increasingly comfortable administering CBT.

An All-Encompassing Approach to Treating Anxiety and Related Disorders: A Safety Aid Reduction Treatment Manual (START)

This manual is designed to be used by clinicians who have experience delivering CBT. The manual provides implementation guidelines for this transdiagnostic treatment, which is designed to target various anxiety and related disorders via the identification and elimination of safety aids.

Self-Help STOP WORRY: A Tool for Older Veterans

This is a user-friendly, guided cognitive behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety disorder for Veterans 60 years of age or older who experience high levels of worry and anxiety.

Stress Less: Relaxation Enhancement Group Manuals

This brief relaxation intervention is meant to provide short-term symptom relief for anxiety and stress.

Updated Calmer Life Program for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Anxiety

These materials adapted and reworked the original Calmer Life Program to become practice-ready and include illustrations, modified patient vignettes, and changes to language and style. The patient manual includes more detailed instructions for utilizing the resources as guided self-help and completing homework assignments that correspond to each skill.

Last updated: January 27, 2026

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