Cultural Perspectives of Trauma with System Involved Youth

Nola Kesia Brantley

Training Description

Given the disproportionate number of youth of color in the foster care and juvenile justice system, it’s imperative for providers, caregivers and natural support people to provide culturally relevant services. This training will explore cultural perspectives on trauma, healing, and resiliency. With a greater cultural understanding of these concepts, providers will be able to increase their engagement with system involved youth and families in more culturally meaningful ways.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will be able to explain at least 2 reasons on why it is important to understand trauma through a cultural lens when supporting system involved youth.

· Participants will be able to identify at least 2 ways culture impacts healing for system involved youth.

· Participants will be able to explain at least 2 ways to facilitate discussions with system involved youth about culture.

Agenda

1:00-1:15pm Welcome and Introductions

1:15-2:30pm Cultural understanding of trauma: Impact of Culture, Control/Conflict/Life, Injustices, Discrimination and Oppression

2:30-2:45pm Break (CE hours will not be offered during this time)

2:45-3:45pm Cultural understanding of healing and resiliency: Healing Methods Across Cultures, Cultural and Community Factors of Resiliency

3:45-4:00pm Questions & Answers/Closing

Meet Our Trainer

Nola Kesia Brantley, CEO & Founder of Nola Brantley Speaks has become nationally recognized as a powerful Survivor voice for the issue of child sex trafficking through her moving and information packed public speaking. Her hard work and perpetual vigilance has brought both focus and concrete resources to this chronically underserved and largely unrecognized population of victimized youth. Nola’s approach aims to be holistic!

This course meets the qualifications for (2.75) BBS CE hours 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.