Impact of Parental Substance Use on System Involved Youth

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D. 

Training Description

Some parents of system-involved youth have struggled or are struggling with substance use. It’s important for providers, foster parents, and natural supports to understand the impact parental substance use has on youth development. This training will provide an overview of how parental substance use impacts youth physical development, social development, academic development, and emotional development. Providers, foster parents, and natural supports will learn strategies for how to support system-involved youth when parental substance use is prevalent.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will be able to identify at least 1 way parental substance use impacts system-involved youth emotional development

· Participants will be able to identify at least 1 way parental substance use impacts system-involved youths physical development

· Participants will be able to identify at least 1 strategy to support system-involved youth whose parents abuse substances.

Agenda 

12:30pm-12:45pm  Introduction and welcome

12:45pm-2:15pm  Parental substance use overview and impact on emotional development

2:15pm-2:30pm  Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

2:30pm-4:15pm  Impact of parental substance use on physical development and strategies for support

4:15pm-4:30pm  Closing and evals

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 (3.75) 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.