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A Trauma-Informed Approach for Cultural Intelligence and Healing
- On-Demand Webinar
- Recorded on Thursday, March 3, 2022
- 1.5 hour training
- FREE for YIPA members
- $30 for non-YIPA members
- 100% approval rating
- Not a member? Annual membership is $124 for individuals or $300 for organizations. Join now or learn more.
Learners' Own Words
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Your Training Description
Trauma has emerged as an important topic because it has long-term adverse effects on physical and mental health. Individuals in our communities and organizations experience trauma in complex ways. When youth work professionals interact with traumatized youth and families, they may experience the negative effects of secondary trauma. If you truly want trauma-informed care you need a holistic view that involves everyone in your community, your organization, and all levels of your staff. All youth workers need to be trauma-informed and culturally intelligent to effectively engage with each other and with young people.
Bringing a trauma-informed approach to your programs offers stronger supports for both you and the young people you serve. Building your cultural intelligence skills will help you be a youth worker that bridges the gap between school or program and home, considering past and current trauma while wholly assisting youth in programming to become productive adults. Youth workers that can foster resiliency also nurture hope and healing for themselves and young people.
This training will deepen your understanding of how trauma-informed practices, toxic stress, cultural dynamics, and maintaining your well-being can be a practical approach to cultural competence. You’ll learn what Cultural Intelligence is and how you can apply it in your work to build resilience and support well-being for yourself and young people.
Your Learning Objectives
- Explore trauma-informed strategies and approaches to help you better connect with and serve youth and families of different backgrounds
- Develop an understanding of your own experience and how to be more adaptable personally and professionally
- Consider institutional strategies your program and organization could implement to address burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and improve wellbeing
- Learn sustainability techniques to maintain a high level of engagement and productivity when working with young people
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.”
Your Competency Focus Area
Each of YIPA’s trainings are designed around a broad framework of eight youth work competencies. The competency focus of this training is: MENTAL HEALTH BASICS.
Build your understanding of prevalent mental health issues among youth today, learn how to connect youth with appropriate mental health resources, and practice good self-care strategies.
Your Training Details
- On-Demand Webinar
- Recorded on Thursday, March 3, 2022
- 1.5 hour training time
- FREE for YIPA members
- $30 for non-YIPA members
- 100% approval rating
- Not a member? Annual membership is $124 for individuals or $300 for organizations. Join now or learn more.
This training will count as 1.5 CE hours for most boards. Please contact your board directly with questions on submitting. You are encouraged to print or save this training information as a PDF for your records.