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 providers, caregivers, parents and other natural support people to learn how to navigate crises with high-risk youth. The training will help providers understand the function of the behavior, how to apply harm reduction strategies, and how to create a safety plan with system involved youth engaging in risky behaviors.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to describe harm reduction principles with high-risk individuals

2. Participants will be able to identify at least one safety strategy for system-involved youth who engage in risky behaviors

3. Participants will be able to describe the crisis cycle.

Agenda 

1:00pm-1:15pm  Welcome and introduction

1:15pm-2:30pm  Crisis management overview

2:30pm-2:45pm  Break (CEUs will not be offered for this time)

2:45pm-3:45pm  Safety planning practice

3:45pm-4:00pm  Closing and evaluations

Meet Our Trainers

Nicole Klasey is a clinical psychologist who has worked with trauma survivors for 14 years. She currently consults with agencies on trauma-informed care, programming for commercially sexually exploited youth, vicarious trauma, and leadership development. Nicole has been training multidisciplinary audiences on trauma-related topics since 2015 and provides guest lectures at local universities on human trafficking.

This course meets the qualifications for (2.75) BBS CEUs for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.