A Systemic Approach to Youth Homelessness and Exploitation
Your Course Description
Youth Development
- Youth experiencing homelessness don’t always get the type of support they need. As a youth worker, you can learn how to support young people experiencing homelessness.
- It’s crucial to recognize the dynamics and systems that sometimes help, and sometimes don’t.
- This interview-style training will help you understand the connection between exploitation and youth experiencing homelessness, the effects of community systems, and what survival mode means. That will help you to generate a unique approach with each young person you serve.
Your Learning Objectives
- Become aware of the connections between youth experiencing homelessness and exploitation
- Learn how community systems can help or hurt youth experiencing homelessness
- Understand survival mode and how it impacts the decisions young people make
- Explore what you can do to reduce the number of youth experiencing homelessness
Your Course Details
- Completion Certificate
- Youth Worker Track
- This training will count as 1 CE hour for most boards. Please contact your board directly with questions on submitting. Course details for CE submissions provided.
Your Trainer

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Your Skill-Building Objectives
Recognizing Risks
Identifying risks and ensuring safety
Resilience Building
Teaching coping strategies to overcome barriers
Trauma-Informed Care
Creating a healing space for growth
Youth Development
Inspiring young people to thrive
What YIPA members are saying
Great information and reminders about situations that our youth are facing.
I liked the perspectives offered - recognizing that the system is failing the youth, not the youth failing.
I liked the perspectives offered - understanding that often the choice for youth is not between a good and bad choice, but between a bad or worse choice.