Crisis Management With High Risk System Involved Youth

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D.

Training Description

System-involved youth may externalize their distress and engage in risky behaviors. So, it is imperative for those who support them to learn how to navigate crises with high risk populations. The training will help training participants understand the function of risk behaviors, useful harm reduction strategies, and how to create a safety plan with system involved youth engaging in risky behaviors.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify at least 1 harm reduction strategy which can be used with system-involved youth engaging in high-risk behaviors

2. Identify at least one safety strategy for system-involved youth engaging in risk behaviors