Supporting Children of Immigrants: Understanding First-Generation Trauma to Improve Outcomes for System-Involved Youth

Rosa Revuelta

Training Description

First Generation Children of Immigrant parents are navigating newness in this country on a daily basis and they are often doing it alone with little to no support or representation. Those who become system-involved find themselves navigating yet another challenge. In this training you will learn about the experience of youth who are first-generation, children of immigrants and not only the impact that this can have on them as youth but also the impact that it can have on them as they become adults. You will also learn strategies for acknowledging their experience, identifying assets and supporting their specific needs.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will be able to identify 3 ways that generational trauma impacts first-generation youth.

· Participants will be able to explain to others 1 specific need they can address with a first-generation, system-involved youth.

· Participants will be able to determine 1 best practice for supporting first-generation, system-involved youth.

Agenda 

9:00AM – 9:15AM  Welcome and Introductions

9:15AM – 10:15AM  The experience of first generation children of immigrants, their roles in the family

10:15AM – 11:00AM  The impact of first gen trauma and generational trauma on youth

11:00AM – 11:15AM  Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

11:15AM – 12:00PM  Using root cause analysis to help youth understand first-gen trauma

12:00PM – 1:00PM  Using Community Cultural Wealth as a tool for asset building

Meet Our Trainer

Rosa is a first-generation Chicana, the oldest daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico, and a proud mama to a 1-year-old. Rosa has 15+ years of experience advocating for women and communities of color, 10 of those years as a strategic leader and in management roles.

An advocate from an early age her work meets at the intersection of gender equity and racial justice by focusing on supporting and empowering communities and professionals. Rosa enjoys helping others learn and grow and works to increase the leaders’ knowledge and skills through coaching and leadership development. Rosa is a lifelong learner and holds a bachelor's in Social Work, a Master's in Mexican American Studies, and a Master's in Nonprofit Administration.

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.