Trauma-Informed
Youth Workshops
Series of skills-based workshops!
Trauma-Informed Youth Engagement
teaches you how to be the best possible adult ally to
youth and young adults (16-26yrs).
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Youth workers & Adult allies get ready to amp up the way you engage and prepare youth and young adults to participate in care plans and advocacy events…
safely and effectively!!
Why should you participate in
Trauma-Informed Youth Engagement Workshops?
Over the last 30 years, I've talked to Y/YAs and Supportive adults from across the country who shared stories from the field about both successful and traumatic experiences of doing system change advocacy work.
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From the novice to the most trained and supported advocate, the practice of sharing lived experience publicly resulted in unintended negative consequences like re-experiencing feelings of fear, hopelessness, defeat, as well as flashbacks and in some cases, relapse.
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You may have difficulty encouraging YAs to be advocates or to be leaders in their own care planning. You may have trouble with consistent attendance or interest in Y/YAs leading their care plan team or staying motivated to reach their goals. But you still want to support their success in any way you can.
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This is why I created this training… to address your need as supportive adults (SAs) effectively engage, prepare, and support TAYs to safely sit on or lead meetings, committees, boards, panels, etc. through a trauma-informed lens.
We all know that having youth voices represented in care planning and at advocacy events is one of the most important ingredients for changing the way systems respond to the needs and desires of the youth and young adults.
It is critical to apply trauma-informed principles, given the effects that trauma can have on Y/YAs when sharing their lived experience in a public setting or in care plans.
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Trauma-Informed Youth Engagement™ participants who completed the training highly recommended their colleagues attend. Several communities have continued the learning through group consultation following the training.
Many participants reported decreased negative experiences, less tokenism, and higher levels of youth/young adult participation.
They experienced less stress, and devoted time and energy to strategies that work… not hurt. And I’d like to share some other positive takeaways from past students. Here are just a few of their takeaways from our Trauma-Informed Youth Engagement™...
Who is this training for?
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Youth/family coordinators
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Independent living coordinators
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Supervisors
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Mental health clinicians
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Direct care staff and youth practitioners
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Peer specialists
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Family and young adult advocates
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Program managers
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Adult Allies who recruit and prepare Y/YA advocates
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Any staff who are responsible for engaging, preparing, and supporting youth and young adults to actively participate in their care planning, advocacy events, youth speaking panels, groups, activities… and supervisors of those staff members.
What is the investment?
Trauma-Informed Youth Engagement™ is a Series for youth workers/adult allies with 4 incredible stand-alone workshops.
Registration is $697 per student for the entire 4-part series, a savings of $185!!
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The training is designed to be experienced online and virtual in the comfort of your own home or office.
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Because this is an intensive training with lots of interactive content and breakout room activities, the seats for any particular session are limited.
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