Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Youth Work
Your Course Description
At-Risk Behaviors
- 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.”
- Research reveals there’s often an underlying reason for their behavior and it may not be in their control.
- Many of the young people you work with will likely have been affected by ACEs. Your ability to recognize and understand the effects of ACEs, especially when seeing negative behaviors, will prepare you to be a better support system for young people.
Your Learning Objectives
- Explore findings of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
- Understand how trauma and toxic stress affect biological, physiological, social, emotional, and brain development
- Learn how to recognize adaptive responses to environmental circumstances and toxic stress that youth may encounter
- Incorporate an understanding of ACEs and adaptive responses to environmental circumstances to modify your work with youth
- Become aware of your personal perceptions and beliefs so your work with young people does not add to their traumatic experiences
Your Course Details
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Completion Certificate
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Youth Worker Track
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This training will count as 1.5 CE hours for most boards. Please contact your board directly with questions on submitting. Course details for CE submissions provided.
Your Trainer
Brandon Jones is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health. He is also a consultant with expertise in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Historical and Intergenerational trauma, Social/Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Leadership, and Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). He brings the perspective of his own lived experience of surviving childhood in a home of domestic violence and other forms of trauma. Brandon holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Minnesota, a Masters in Community Psychology from Metropolitan State University, and a Masters in Psychotherapy (MFT) from Adler Graduate School. Brandon is also a 2013 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow. He lives by the motto “Live life with Purpose, on Purpose.” 
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Your Skill-Building Objectives
Recognizing Risks
Identifying risks and ensuring safety
Trauma-Informed Care
Creating a healing space for growth
Youth Development
Inspiring young people to thrive
Mental Health Awareness
Recognizing and responding to mental health concerns
What YIPA members are saying
Brandon explained unfamiliar topics in ways that someone not in the field could easily understand.
One of the best trainings I have received. I learned a lot and will be adding this training to our annual schedule.
Really appreciated the update on ACEs - how the research has expanded to be more relevant and the addition of community trauma and stress as a factor.
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