Supporting young people’s mental health requires a comprehensive, coordinated effort across all levels of their care. Out-of-school time programs play a central role in supporting a young person’s mental health and should be seen as a core component in the mental health system for young people. Youth development staff are the caring adults that help youth heal from trauma and are also their advocates when we notice youth who are in distress. Request these trainings to strengthen the capacity and knowledge of your staff to support young people’s mental health and wellness.
During this module, participants will understand the connection between our internal brain function and the behaviors we observe in programs as well as understand the impact stress and trauma has on a young person.
During module, participants will understand the importance of protective factors and how their practices in program support the mental health and wellness of youth.
During this module, participants will gain an understanding of when a young person’s mental health needs require professional support, explore resources in their community and create an action plan to cultivate partnerships with resources in their community.
During module, participants will explore the importance of creating safety in their program for young people and how their program promotes emotional and physical safety.
During this training, participants will explore the two ways young people can experience harm that can impact their mental health and well-being. The role of out-school time staff in supporting young people heal from harm starts with understanding importance of recognizing young people’s culture and understanding the types of power that impact youth and staff. From this point, staff can begin to support young people and themselves with healing, which starts with creating space for self-care.
During this training, participants will review the principles of Healing Centered Engagement from Dr. Shawn Ginwright and identify the initial steps in beginning to integrate these practices into their work with youth. Intentionally incorporating practices rooted in Healing Centered Engagement principles engages staff in playing an active role in supporting young people heal from harm they may have experienced.
During this training, participants will explore a definition of youth Agency and place youth Agency in a spectrum of youth participation to youth agency. They will identify challenges and obstacles to creating a space for authentic youth agency and crowdsource responses to those challenges
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Supporting young people’s mental health requires a comprehensive, coordinated effort across all levels of their care. Out-of-school time programs play a central role in supporting a young person’s mental health and should be seen as a core component in the mental health system for young people. Youth development staff are the caring adults that help youth heal from trauma and are also their advocates when we notice youth who are in distress. Request these trainings to strengthen the capacity and knowledge of your staff to support young people’s mental health and wellness.
