Foster Care Training

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, provides an overview of racial bias within learning environments and ways to address it. Participants will gain an understanding of what racial bias is, how it manifests in learning environments, and its impact on scholars. Learn strategies for addressing racial bias in learning environments and advancing racial equity. The training will emphasize the importance of cultural competence training for educators. Overall, professionals working with system-involved youth will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to address racial bias within their learning environment and create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all scholars. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short […]

For individuals who have experienced trauma, healthcare settings can be intimidating and even triggering. It’s important to learn how to support and advocate for trauma survivors to ensure they stay on top of their health. This training will provide participants with strategies to support trauma survivors at medical appointments and dentist appointments. Register Here

This training focuses on helping professionals and youth learn to develop strong communication skills and express themselves confidently through storytelling and public speaking.

While the larger human trafficking narrative has focused on child sex trafficking, it’s equally as important to discuss child labor trafficking. This training will provide an overview of child labor trafficking in the United States, including what it is, risk factors and pathways of entry. Participants will also hear about warning signs someone is being labor trafficked and recommendations to support labor trafficking survivors. Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish-Language, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

If you are a supervisor and are supervising unlicensed support providers who are working with system-involved youth and their families, this is an important training for you. We will focus on issues of culture in supervision and also on ethical boundaries in supervision and how this parallels boundaries that support providers need to establish and maintain their relationships with system-involved youth and their families.  We will also review the relevance of countertransference in the supervisory relationship and how to help supervisees identify this in order to stay focused on, and most effectively address, the needs of system-involved youth and their families.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being.

This introductory training will be facilitated in English and Spanish-Language and provides service/support providers and caregivers of system-involved youth with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to promote healing, stability, and resilience. Using a trauma-informed approach, participants will learn how to navigate the unique needs of children and youth impacted by child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will build skills to strengthen relationships, support emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with other providers, while honoring each youth’s lived experience.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them.

When caring for and supporting foster youth you can often face challenges of crises, placement instability, or system pressures. These can lead to quick decisions or unintended consequences for youth and families, especially when the needs and strengths of youth are not maintained as a guiding force. This training focuses on the importance of self-reflection, humility and self-care as a means of building capacity to deliver care for foster youth who experience trauma.

This training will provide examples of extraordinary frameworks that could improve safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care and how they can be used to find families of children who have no families and help permanently connect children with their kin.

The effects of vicarious trauma and implicit bias have been shown in research to cause very harmful consequences to those experiencing them, especially for individuals coping with histories of generational trauma. In this training, the presentation will include: definitions; research on how polyvagal theory can help heal harm from vicarious trauma and implicit bias; an introduction to the neuroscience of the nervous system and brain chemicals; and strategies system-involved youth and their caregivers (who are often negatively affected by vicarious trauma) can implement. Participants will be guided through a sequence of learning activities to explore and understand the negative impact that vicarious trauma and implicit bias can have on system-involved […]

In this training attendees will explore crisis interventions, case management approaches and resources using team based care. This training will feature tools and frameworks to provide youth centered trauma-informed care. This training will also use tools to navigate barriers and limitations to services to improve engagement.

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, provides an overview of racial bias within learning environments and ways to address it. Participants will gain an understanding of what racial bias is, how it manifests in learning environments, and its impact on scholars. Learn strategies for addressing racial bias in learning environments and advancing racial equity. The training will emphasize the importance of cultural competence training for educators. Overall, professionals working with system-involved youth will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to address racial bias within their learning environment and create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all scholars. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short […]

For individuals who have experienced trauma, healthcare settings can be intimidating and even triggering. It’s important to learn how to support and advocate for trauma survivors to ensure they stay on top of their health. This training will provide participants with strategies to support trauma survivors at medical appointments and dentist appointments. Register Here

This training focuses on helping professionals and youth learn to develop strong communication skills and express themselves confidently through storytelling and public speaking.

While the larger human trafficking narrative has focused on child sex trafficking, it’s equally as important to discuss child labor trafficking. This training will provide an overview of child labor trafficking in the United States, including what it is, risk factors and pathways of entry. Participants will also hear about warning signs someone is being labor trafficked and recommendations to support labor trafficking survivors. Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish-Language, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

If you are a supervisor and are supervising unlicensed support providers who are working with system-involved youth and their families, this is an important training for you. We will focus on issues of culture in supervision and also on ethical boundaries in supervision and how this parallels boundaries that support providers need to establish and maintain their relationships with system-involved youth and their families.  We will also review the relevance of countertransference in the supervisory relationship and how to help supervisees identify this in order to stay focused on, and most effectively address, the needs of system-involved youth and their families.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being.

This introductory training will be facilitated in English and Spanish-Language and provides service/support providers and caregivers of system-involved youth with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to promote healing, stability, and resilience. Using a trauma-informed approach, participants will learn how to navigate the unique needs of children and youth impacted by child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will build skills to strengthen relationships, support emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with other providers, while honoring each youth’s lived experience.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them.

When caring for and supporting foster youth you can often face challenges of crises, placement instability, or system pressures. These can lead to quick decisions or unintended consequences for youth and families, especially when the needs and strengths of youth are not maintained as a guiding force. This training focuses on the importance of self-reflection, humility and self-care as a means of building capacity to deliver care for foster youth who experience trauma.

This training will provide examples of extraordinary frameworks that could improve safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care and how they can be used to find families of children who have no families and help permanently connect children with their kin.

The effects of vicarious trauma and implicit bias have been shown in research to cause very harmful consequences to those experiencing them, especially for individuals coping with histories of generational trauma. In this training, the presentation will include: definitions; research on how polyvagal theory can help heal harm from vicarious trauma and implicit bias; an introduction to the neuroscience of the nervous system and brain chemicals; and strategies system-involved youth and their caregivers (who are often negatively affected by vicarious trauma) can implement. Participants will be guided through a sequence of learning activities to explore and understand the negative impact that vicarious trauma and implicit bias can have on system-involved […]

In this training attendees will explore crisis interventions, case management approaches and resources using team based care. This training will feature tools and frameworks to provide youth centered trauma-informed care. This training will also use tools to navigate barriers and limitations to services to improve engagement.

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, provides an overview of racial bias within learning environments and ways to address it. Participants will gain an understanding of what racial bias is, how it manifests in learning environments, and its impact on scholars. Learn strategies for addressing racial bias in learning environments and advancing racial equity. The training will emphasize the importance of cultural competence training for educators. Overall, professionals working with system-involved youth will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to address racial bias within their learning environment and create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all scholars. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short […]

For individuals who have experienced trauma, healthcare settings can be intimidating and even triggering. It’s important to learn how to support and advocate for trauma survivors to ensure they stay on top of their health. This training will provide participants with strategies to support trauma survivors at medical appointments and dentist appointments. Register Here

This training focuses on helping professionals and youth learn to develop strong communication skills and express themselves confidently through storytelling and public speaking.

While the larger human trafficking narrative has focused on child sex trafficking, it’s equally as important to discuss child labor trafficking. This training will provide an overview of child labor trafficking in the United States, including what it is, risk factors and pathways of entry. Participants will also hear about warning signs someone is being labor trafficked and recommendations to support labor trafficking survivors. Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish-Language, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

If you are a supervisor and are supervising unlicensed support providers who are working with system-involved youth and their families, this is an important training for you. We will focus on issues of culture in supervision and also on ethical boundaries in supervision and how this parallels boundaries that support providers need to establish and maintain their relationships with system-involved youth and their families.  We will also review the relevance of countertransference in the supervisory relationship and how to help supervisees identify this in order to stay focused on, and most effectively address, the needs of system-involved youth and their families.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being.

This introductory training will be facilitated in English and Spanish-Language and provides service/support providers and caregivers of system-involved youth with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to promote healing, stability, and resilience. Using a trauma-informed approach, participants will learn how to navigate the unique needs of children and youth impacted by child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will build skills to strengthen relationships, support emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with other providers, while honoring each youth’s lived experience.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them.

When caring for and supporting foster youth you can often face challenges of crises, placement instability, or system pressures. These can lead to quick decisions or unintended consequences for youth and families, especially when the needs and strengths of youth are not maintained as a guiding force. This training focuses on the importance of self-reflection, humility and self-care as a means of building capacity to deliver care for foster youth who experience trauma.

This training will provide examples of extraordinary frameworks that could improve safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care and how they can be used to find families of children who have no families and help permanently connect children with their kin.

The effects of vicarious trauma and implicit bias have been shown in research to cause very harmful consequences to those experiencing them, especially for individuals coping with histories of generational trauma. In this training, the presentation will include: definitions; research on how polyvagal theory can help heal harm from vicarious trauma and implicit bias; an introduction to the neuroscience of the nervous system and brain chemicals; and strategies system-involved youth and their caregivers (who are often negatively affected by vicarious trauma) can implement. Participants will be guided through a sequence of learning activities to explore and understand the negative impact that vicarious trauma and implicit bias can have on system-involved […]

In this training attendees will explore crisis interventions, case management approaches and resources using team based care. This training will feature tools and frameworks to provide youth centered trauma-informed care. This training will also use tools to navigate barriers and limitations to services to improve engagement.

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, provides an overview of racial bias within learning environments and ways to address it. Participants will gain an understanding of what racial bias is, how it manifests in learning environments, and its impact on scholars. Learn strategies for addressing racial bias in learning environments and advancing racial equity. The training will emphasize the importance of cultural competence training for educators. Overall, professionals working with system-involved youth will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to address racial bias within their learning environment and create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all scholars. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short […]

For individuals who have experienced trauma, healthcare settings can be intimidating and even triggering. It’s important to learn how to support and advocate for trauma survivors to ensure they stay on top of their health. This training will provide participants with strategies to support trauma survivors at medical appointments and dentist appointments. Register Here

This training focuses on helping professionals and youth learn to develop strong communication skills and express themselves confidently through storytelling and public speaking.

While the larger human trafficking narrative has focused on child sex trafficking, it’s equally as important to discuss child labor trafficking. This training will provide an overview of child labor trafficking in the United States, including what it is, risk factors and pathways of entry. Participants will also hear about warning signs someone is being labor trafficked and recommendations to support labor trafficking survivors. Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish-Language, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

If you are a supervisor and are supervising unlicensed support providers who are working with system-involved youth and their families, this is an important training for you. We will focus on issues of culture in supervision and also on ethical boundaries in supervision and how this parallels boundaries that support providers need to establish and maintain their relationships with system-involved youth and their families.  We will also review the relevance of countertransference in the supervisory relationship and how to help supervisees identify this in order to stay focused on, and most effectively address, the needs of system-involved youth and their families.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being.

This introductory training will be facilitated in English and Spanish-Language and provides service/support providers and caregivers of system-involved youth with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to promote healing, stability, and resilience. Using a trauma-informed approach, participants will learn how to navigate the unique needs of children and youth impacted by child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will build skills to strengthen relationships, support emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with other providers, while honoring each youth’s lived experience.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them.

When caring for and supporting foster youth you can often face challenges of crises, placement instability, or system pressures. These can lead to quick decisions or unintended consequences for youth and families, especially when the needs and strengths of youth are not maintained as a guiding force. This training focuses on the importance of self-reflection, humility and self-care as a means of building capacity to deliver care for foster youth who experience trauma.

This training will provide examples of extraordinary frameworks that could improve safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care and how they can be used to find families of children who have no families and help permanently connect children with their kin.

The effects of vicarious trauma and implicit bias have been shown in research to cause very harmful consequences to those experiencing them, especially for individuals coping with histories of generational trauma. In this training, the presentation will include: definitions; research on how polyvagal theory can help heal harm from vicarious trauma and implicit bias; an introduction to the neuroscience of the nervous system and brain chemicals; and strategies system-involved youth and their caregivers (who are often negatively affected by vicarious trauma) can implement. Participants will be guided through a sequence of learning activities to explore and understand the negative impact that vicarious trauma and implicit bias can have on system-involved […]

In this training attendees will explore crisis interventions, case management approaches and resources using team based care. This training will feature tools and frameworks to provide youth centered trauma-informed care. This training will also use tools to navigate barriers and limitations to services to improve engagement.

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, provides an overview of racial bias within learning environments and ways to address it. Participants will gain an understanding of what racial bias is, how it manifests in learning environments, and its impact on scholars. Learn strategies for addressing racial bias in learning environments and advancing racial equity. The training will emphasize the importance of cultural competence training for educators. Overall, professionals working with system-involved youth will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to address racial bias within their learning environment and create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all scholars. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short […]

For individuals who have experienced trauma, healthcare settings can be intimidating and even triggering. It’s important to learn how to support and advocate for trauma survivors to ensure they stay on top of their health. This training will provide participants with strategies to support trauma survivors at medical appointments and dentist appointments. Register Here

This training focuses on helping professionals and youth learn to develop strong communication skills and express themselves confidently through storytelling and public speaking.

While the larger human trafficking narrative has focused on child sex trafficking, it’s equally as important to discuss child labor trafficking. This training will provide an overview of child labor trafficking in the United States, including what it is, risk factors and pathways of entry. Participants will also hear about warning signs someone is being labor trafficked and recommendations to support labor trafficking survivors. Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish-Language, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

If you are a supervisor and are supervising unlicensed support providers who are working with system-involved youth and their families, this is an important training for you. We will focus on issues of culture in supervision and also on ethical boundaries in supervision and how this parallels boundaries that support providers need to establish and maintain their relationships with system-involved youth and their families.  We will also review the relevance of countertransference in the supervisory relationship and how to help supervisees identify this in order to stay focused on, and most effectively address, the needs of system-involved youth and their families.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being.

This introductory training will be facilitated in English and Spanish-Language and provides service/support providers and caregivers of system-involved youth with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to promote healing, stability, and resilience. Using a trauma-informed approach, participants will learn how to navigate the unique needs of children and youth impacted by child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will build skills to strengthen relationships, support emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with other providers, while honoring each youth’s lived experience.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them.

When caring for and supporting foster youth you can often face challenges of crises, placement instability, or system pressures. These can lead to quick decisions or unintended consequences for youth and families, especially when the needs and strengths of youth are not maintained as a guiding force. This training focuses on the importance of self-reflection, humility and self-care as a means of building capacity to deliver care for foster youth who experience trauma.

This training will provide examples of extraordinary frameworks that could improve safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care and how they can be used to find families of children who have no families and help permanently connect children with their kin.

The effects of vicarious trauma and implicit bias have been shown in research to cause very harmful consequences to those experiencing them, especially for individuals coping with histories of generational trauma. In this training, the presentation will include: definitions; research on how polyvagal theory can help heal harm from vicarious trauma and implicit bias; an introduction to the neuroscience of the nervous system and brain chemicals; and strategies system-involved youth and their caregivers (who are often negatively affected by vicarious trauma) can implement. Participants will be guided through a sequence of learning activities to explore and understand the negative impact that vicarious trauma and implicit bias can have on system-involved […]

In this training attendees will explore crisis interventions, case management approaches and resources using team based care. This training will feature tools and frameworks to provide youth centered trauma-informed care. This training will also use tools to navigate barriers and limitations to services to improve engagement.

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, provides an overview of racial bias within learning environments and ways to address it. Participants will gain an understanding of what racial bias is, how it manifests in learning environments, and its impact on scholars. Learn strategies for addressing racial bias in learning environments and advancing racial equity. The training will emphasize the importance of cultural competence training for educators. Overall, professionals working with system-involved youth will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to address racial bias within their learning environment and create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all scholars. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short […]

For individuals who have experienced trauma, healthcare settings can be intimidating and even triggering. It’s important to learn how to support and advocate for trauma survivors to ensure they stay on top of their health. This training will provide participants with strategies to support trauma survivors at medical appointments and dentist appointments. Register Here

This training focuses on helping professionals and youth learn to develop strong communication skills and express themselves confidently through storytelling and public speaking.

While the larger human trafficking narrative has focused on child sex trafficking, it’s equally as important to discuss child labor trafficking. This training will provide an overview of child labor trafficking in the United States, including what it is, risk factors and pathways of entry. Participants will also hear about warning signs someone is being labor trafficked and recommendations to support labor trafficking survivors. Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish-Language, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

If you are a supervisor and are supervising unlicensed support providers who are working with system-involved youth and their families, this is an important training for you. We will focus on issues of culture in supervision and also on ethical boundaries in supervision and how this parallels boundaries that support providers need to establish and maintain their relationships with system-involved youth and their families.  We will also review the relevance of countertransference in the supervisory relationship and how to help supervisees identify this in order to stay focused on, and most effectively address, the needs of system-involved youth and their families.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being.

This introductory training will be facilitated in English and Spanish-Language and provides service/support providers and caregivers of system-involved youth with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to promote healing, stability, and resilience. Using a trauma-informed approach, participants will learn how to navigate the unique needs of children and youth impacted by child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will build skills to strengthen relationships, support emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with other providers, while honoring each youth’s lived experience.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them.

When caring for and supporting foster youth you can often face challenges of crises, placement instability, or system pressures. These can lead to quick decisions or unintended consequences for youth and families, especially when the needs and strengths of youth are not maintained as a guiding force. This training focuses on the importance of self-reflection, humility and self-care as a means of building capacity to deliver care for foster youth who experience trauma.

This training will provide examples of extraordinary frameworks that could improve safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care and how they can be used to find families of children who have no families and help permanently connect children with their kin.

The effects of vicarious trauma and implicit bias have been shown in research to cause very harmful consequences to those experiencing them, especially for individuals coping with histories of generational trauma. In this training, the presentation will include: definitions; research on how polyvagal theory can help heal harm from vicarious trauma and implicit bias; an introduction to the neuroscience of the nervous system and brain chemicals; and strategies system-involved youth and their caregivers (who are often negatively affected by vicarious trauma) can implement. Participants will be guided through a sequence of learning activities to explore and understand the negative impact that vicarious trauma and implicit bias can have on system-involved […]

In this training attendees will explore crisis interventions, case management approaches and resources using team based care. This training will feature tools and frameworks to provide youth centered trauma-informed care. This training will also use tools to navigate barriers and limitations to services to improve engagement.

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, provides an overview of racial bias within learning environments and ways to address it. Participants will gain an understanding of what racial bias is, how it manifests in learning environments, and its impact on scholars. Learn strategies for addressing racial bias in learning environments and advancing racial equity. The training will emphasize the importance of cultural competence training for educators. Overall, professionals working with system-involved youth will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to address racial bias within their learning environment and create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all scholars. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short […]

For individuals who have experienced trauma, healthcare settings can be intimidating and even triggering. It’s important to learn how to support and advocate for trauma survivors to ensure they stay on top of their health. This training will provide participants with strategies to support trauma survivors at medical appointments and dentist appointments. Register Here

This training focuses on helping professionals and youth learn to develop strong communication skills and express themselves confidently through storytelling and public speaking.

While the larger human trafficking narrative has focused on child sex trafficking, it’s equally as important to discuss child labor trafficking. This training will provide an overview of child labor trafficking in the United States, including what it is, risk factors and pathways of entry. Participants will also hear about warning signs someone is being labor trafficked and recommendations to support labor trafficking survivors. Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish-Language, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

If you are a supervisor and are supervising unlicensed support providers who are working with system-involved youth and their families, this is an important training for you. We will focus on issues of culture in supervision and also on ethical boundaries in supervision and how this parallels boundaries that support providers need to establish and maintain their relationships with system-involved youth and their families.  We will also review the relevance of countertransference in the supervisory relationship and how to help supervisees identify this in order to stay focused on, and most effectively address, the needs of system-involved youth and their families.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being.

This introductory training will be facilitated in English and Spanish-Language and provides service/support providers and caregivers of system-involved youth with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to promote healing, stability, and resilience. Using a trauma-informed approach, participants will learn how to navigate the unique needs of children and youth impacted by child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will build skills to strengthen relationships, support emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with other providers, while honoring each youth’s lived experience.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them.

When caring for and supporting foster youth you can often face challenges of crises, placement instability, or system pressures. These can lead to quick decisions or unintended consequences for youth and families, especially when the needs and strengths of youth are not maintained as a guiding force. This training focuses on the importance of self-reflection, humility and self-care as a means of building capacity to deliver care for foster youth who experience trauma.

This training will provide examples of extraordinary frameworks that could improve safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care and how they can be used to find families of children who have no families and help permanently connect children with their kin.

The effects of vicarious trauma and implicit bias have been shown in research to cause very harmful consequences to those experiencing them, especially for individuals coping with histories of generational trauma. In this training, the presentation will include: definitions; research on how polyvagal theory can help heal harm from vicarious trauma and implicit bias; an introduction to the neuroscience of the nervous system and brain chemicals; and strategies system-involved youth and their caregivers (who are often negatively affected by vicarious trauma) can implement. Participants will be guided through a sequence of learning activities to explore and understand the negative impact that vicarious trauma and implicit bias can have on system-involved […]

In this training attendees will explore crisis interventions, case management approaches and resources using team based care. This training will feature tools and frameworks to provide youth centered trauma-informed care. This training will also use tools to navigate barriers and limitations to services to improve engagement.

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, provides an overview of racial bias within learning environments and ways to address it. Participants will gain an understanding of what racial bias is, how it manifests in learning environments, and its impact on scholars. Learn strategies for addressing racial bias in learning environments and advancing racial equity. The training will emphasize the importance of cultural competence training for educators. Overall, professionals working with system-involved youth will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to address racial bias within their learning environment and create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all scholars. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short […]

For individuals who have experienced trauma, healthcare settings can be intimidating and even triggering. It’s important to learn how to support and advocate for trauma survivors to ensure they stay on top of their health. This training will provide participants with strategies to support trauma survivors at medical appointments and dentist appointments. Register Here

This training focuses on helping professionals and youth learn to develop strong communication skills and express themselves confidently through storytelling and public speaking.

While the larger human trafficking narrative has focused on child sex trafficking, it’s equally as important to discuss child labor trafficking. This training will provide an overview of child labor trafficking in the United States, including what it is, risk factors and pathways of entry. Participants will also hear about warning signs someone is being labor trafficked and recommendations to support labor trafficking survivors. Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish-Language, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

If you are a supervisor and are supervising unlicensed support providers who are working with system-involved youth and their families, this is an important training for you. We will focus on issues of culture in supervision and also on ethical boundaries in supervision and how this parallels boundaries that support providers need to establish and maintain their relationships with system-involved youth and their families.  We will also review the relevance of countertransference in the supervisory relationship and how to help supervisees identify this in order to stay focused on, and most effectively address, the needs of system-involved youth and their families.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being.

This introductory training will be facilitated in English and Spanish-Language and provides service/support providers and caregivers of system-involved youth with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to promote healing, stability, and resilience. Using a trauma-informed approach, participants will learn how to navigate the unique needs of children and youth impacted by child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will build skills to strengthen relationships, support emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with other providers, while honoring each youth’s lived experience.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them.

When caring for and supporting foster youth you can often face challenges of crises, placement instability, or system pressures. These can lead to quick decisions or unintended consequences for youth and families, especially when the needs and strengths of youth are not maintained as a guiding force. This training focuses on the importance of self-reflection, humility and self-care as a means of building capacity to deliver care for foster youth who experience trauma.

This training will provide examples of extraordinary frameworks that could improve safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care and how they can be used to find families of children who have no families and help permanently connect children with their kin.

The effects of vicarious trauma and implicit bias have been shown in research to cause very harmful consequences to those experiencing them, especially for individuals coping with histories of generational trauma. In this training, the presentation will include: definitions; research on how polyvagal theory can help heal harm from vicarious trauma and implicit bias; an introduction to the neuroscience of the nervous system and brain chemicals; and strategies system-involved youth and their caregivers (who are often negatively affected by vicarious trauma) can implement. Participants will be guided through a sequence of learning activities to explore and understand the negative impact that vicarious trauma and implicit bias can have on system-involved […]

In this training attendees will explore crisis interventions, case management approaches and resources using team based care. This training will feature tools and frameworks to provide youth centered trauma-informed care. This training will also use tools to navigate barriers and limitations to services to improve engagement.

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, provides an overview of racial bias within learning environments and ways to address it. Participants will gain an understanding of what racial bias is, how it manifests in learning environments, and its impact on scholars. Learn strategies for addressing racial bias in learning environments and advancing racial equity. The training will emphasize the importance of cultural competence training for educators. Overall, professionals working with system-involved youth will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to address racial bias within their learning environment and create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all scholars. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short […]

For individuals who have experienced trauma, healthcare settings can be intimidating and even triggering. It’s important to learn how to support and advocate for trauma survivors to ensure they stay on top of their health. This training will provide participants with strategies to support trauma survivors at medical appointments and dentist appointments. Register Here

This training focuses on helping professionals and youth learn to develop strong communication skills and express themselves confidently through storytelling and public speaking.

While the larger human trafficking narrative has focused on child sex trafficking, it’s equally as important to discuss child labor trafficking. This training will provide an overview of child labor trafficking in the United States, including what it is, risk factors and pathways of entry. Participants will also hear about warning signs someone is being labor trafficked and recommendations to support labor trafficking survivors. Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish-Language, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

If you are a supervisor and are supervising unlicensed support providers who are working with system-involved youth and their families, this is an important training for you. We will focus on issues of culture in supervision and also on ethical boundaries in supervision and how this parallels boundaries that support providers need to establish and maintain their relationships with system-involved youth and their families.  We will also review the relevance of countertransference in the supervisory relationship and how to help supervisees identify this in order to stay focused on, and most effectively address, the needs of system-involved youth and their families.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being.

This introductory training will be facilitated in English and Spanish-Language and provides service/support providers and caregivers of system-involved youth with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to promote healing, stability, and resilience. Using a trauma-informed approach, participants will learn how to navigate the unique needs of children and youth impacted by child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will build skills to strengthen relationships, support emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with other providers, while honoring each youth’s lived experience.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them.

When caring for and supporting foster youth you can often face challenges of crises, placement instability, or system pressures. These can lead to quick decisions or unintended consequences for youth and families, especially when the needs and strengths of youth are not maintained as a guiding force. This training focuses on the importance of self-reflection, humility and self-care as a means of building capacity to deliver care for foster youth who experience trauma.

This training will provide examples of extraordinary frameworks that could improve safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care and how they can be used to find families of children who have no families and help permanently connect children with their kin.

The effects of vicarious trauma and implicit bias have been shown in research to cause very harmful consequences to those experiencing them, especially for individuals coping with histories of generational trauma. In this training, the presentation will include: definitions; research on how polyvagal theory can help heal harm from vicarious trauma and implicit bias; an introduction to the neuroscience of the nervous system and brain chemicals; and strategies system-involved youth and their caregivers (who are often negatively affected by vicarious trauma) can implement. Participants will be guided through a sequence of learning activities to explore and understand the negative impact that vicarious trauma and implicit bias can have on system-involved […]

In this training attendees will explore crisis interventions, case management approaches and resources using team based care. This training will feature tools and frameworks to provide youth centered trauma-informed care. This training will also use tools to navigate barriers and limitations to services to improve engagement.

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, provides an overview of racial bias within learning environments and ways to address it. Participants will gain an understanding of what racial bias is, how it manifests in learning environments, and its impact on scholars. Learn strategies for addressing racial bias in learning environments and advancing racial equity. The training will emphasize the importance of cultural competence training for educators. Overall, professionals working with system-involved youth will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to address racial bias within their learning environment and create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for all scholars. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short […]

For individuals who have experienced trauma, healthcare settings can be intimidating and even triggering. It’s important to learn how to support and advocate for trauma survivors to ensure they stay on top of their health. This training will provide participants with strategies to support trauma survivors at medical appointments and dentist appointments. Register Here

This training focuses on helping professionals and youth learn to develop strong communication skills and express themselves confidently through storytelling and public speaking.

While the larger human trafficking narrative has focused on child sex trafficking, it’s equally as important to discuss child labor trafficking. This training will provide an overview of child labor trafficking in the United States, including what it is, risk factors and pathways of entry. Participants will also hear about warning signs someone is being labor trafficked and recommendations to support labor trafficking survivors. Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish-Language, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

During this introductory training, facilitated fully in Spanish, designed for caregivers, professionals, social workers, educators and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout). Register Here

If you are a supervisor and are supervising unlicensed support providers who are working with system-involved youth and their families, this is an important training for you. We will focus on issues of culture in supervision and also on ethical boundaries in supervision and how this parallels boundaries that support providers need to establish and maintain their relationships with system-involved youth and their families.  We will also review the relevance of countertransference in the supervisory relationship and how to help supervisees identify this in order to stay focused on, and most effectively address, the needs of system-involved youth and their families.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This training will be provided in two parts: (Part 1) Facilitation Fundamentals and (Part 2) Advanced Facilitation. Participants can attend one or both Parts and will deepen their understanding of the importance of required elements in a Child and Family Team meeting, and be able to practice facilitation strategies and address common challenges that can arise in these meetings when working to improve outcomes for foster youth and other system-involved youth.

This course is designed for supervisors of youth professionals and will explore the Ecological Lens including how we understand the impact of identity, community, and context around youth and families on their well-being.

This introductory training will be facilitated in English and Spanish-Language and provides service/support providers and caregivers of system-involved youth with practical, evidence-based tools and strategies to promote healing, stability, and resilience. Using a trauma-informed approach, participants will learn how to navigate the unique needs of children and youth impacted by child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities, participants will build skills to strengthen relationships, support emotional regulation, and effective collaboration with other providers, while honoring each youth’s lived experience.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional.

The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them.

When caring for and supporting foster youth you can often face challenges of crises, placement instability, or system pressures. These can lead to quick decisions or unintended consequences for youth and families, especially when the needs and strengths of youth are not maintained as a guiding force. This training focuses on the importance of self-reflection, humility and self-care as a means of building capacity to deliver care for foster youth who experience trauma.

This training will provide examples of extraordinary frameworks that could improve safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children in out-of-home care and how they can be used to find families of children who have no families and help permanently connect children with their kin.

The effects of vicarious trauma and implicit bias have been shown in research to cause very harmful consequences to those experiencing them, especially for individuals coping with histories of generational trauma. In this training, the presentation will include: definitions; research on how polyvagal theory can help heal harm from vicarious trauma and implicit bias; an introduction to the neuroscience of the nervous system and brain chemicals; and strategies system-involved youth and their caregivers (who are often negatively affected by vicarious trauma) can implement. Participants will be guided through a sequence of learning activities to explore and understand the negative impact that vicarious trauma and implicit bias can have on system-involved […]

In this training attendees will explore crisis interventions, case management approaches and resources using team based care. This training will feature tools and frameworks to provide youth centered trauma-informed care. This training will also use tools to navigate barriers and limitations to services to improve engagement.