At-Risk Behaviors


Live & Recorded Course Youth Substance Abuse Prevention

Youth Substance Abuse Prevention

You can help prevent substance abuse in the youth you serve. Understanding different types of risk and protective factors that impact substance abuse will assist your prevention efforts.
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Live & Recorded Course Recognizing Risks and Building Effective Responses to Human Trafficking and Exploitation

Recognizing Risks and Building Effective Responses to Human Trafficking and Exploitation

Youth are often targeted by sex and labor traffickers because they are more vulnerable and less likely than adults to know where to turn for help.
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Live & Recorded Course Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Youth Work

Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Youth Work

When youth act out or behave negatively, it may seem they are just trying to cause trouble. That thinking perpetuates the false narrative that some youth are simply “bad kids.”
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Live & Recorded Course ADHD Awareness and Strategies for Youth Workers

ADHD Awareness and Strategies for Youth Workers

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. ADHD affects how the brain grows and develops. As a youth worker, you could be a key...
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Live & Recorded Course Exploring Trends in Tech Use and Internet Safety with Youth

Exploring Trends in Tech Use and Internet Safety with Youth

When young people don’t see the need to access the internet carefully, they may experience harm or exploitation with lasting negative impacts. Creating space to talk about what they’re experiencing...
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Interview Style Course Recognizing Labor Trafficking

Recognizing Labor Trafficking

Human trafficking is exploitation of a person involving force, fraud, or coercion. Many people think of human trafficking as sex trafficking. But an equally harmful form is labor trafficking
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Youth Worker Toolkit Connecting Today’s Choices to Your Future

Connecting Today’s Choices to Your Future

Conversations about goals help young people understand how at-risk behaviors can interfere with their dreams and aspirations. As a youth worker, you play a key role in guiding them to...
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Youth Worker Toolkit Challenging Misconceptions About At-Risk Behaviors

Challenging Misconceptions About At-Risk Behaviors

Young people often base their choices on what they hear from peers, social media, or even cultural norms. Misconceptions about at-risk behaviors, like vaping, drinking, or marijuana use, and the...
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Quick Takes Blog Kintsugi Mindset to Inspire Your Youth Work

Kintsugi Mindset to Inspire Your Youth Work

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, turning cracks and imperfections into wonderful masterpieces. This philosophy of bringing beauty out of brokenness holds profound meaning when...
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On-Demand At Risk Behaviors Training Program

Increasingly, youth workers are supporting children and teens with more complex behaviors and challenges. YIPA training provides targeted information, practical strategies, and skill building approaches to provide working with at-risk youth training that is immediately useful in your professional roles.

Our at-risk behaviors training program modules are designed to be on-demand, allowing youth workers and organizations to plan training to fit into their schedules. These programs are either webinar or interview-style, and are taught by experts and leaders in the field working with at-risk youth.

Relevant and Timely Training Topics

We focus on relevant topics that provide youth workers with the skills they need to manage potentially challenging issues. ... Read more