Foster Care Training

In this training, participants will explore strategies for emotion regulation and stress management both in the moment and in their on-going work with youth. Through didactic, small group and large group discussion, participants will reflect about their current life/work stressors, identify warning signs of emotion dysregulation and distress, and learn Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills to regulate emotions and cope with stress effectively. These activities will strengthen participants’ emotional resilience and mental wellness so they can continue to provide responsive and thoughtful care to youth as well as being able to teach these skills to the youth they serve.