Teaching Assertive Communication to System-Involved Youth to Support Improved Relationship Outcomes

Robert Dousa

Training Description

One of the most significant challenges for those supporting system involved youth is to effectively engage system involved youth and help them build constructive, transformational behaviors that are sustainable and lead to healthy community engagement and improved outcomes. In this training, we will explore how to enhance our capacity to support system involved youth by examining how to Teach Assertive Communication Techniques for Improved Relationship Outcomes (which are especially designed for supporting disengaged transition age youth) to prepare us to foster alliance and promote young people’s emotional development and wellbeing as well as strengthen their ability to heal from traumatic events and lead a meaningful life. Practicing and sharing the methods outlined by this workshop will allow us to improve the practice of how we empower system-involved youth.

Learning Objectives

● Participants will be able to identify at least 2 methods for Teaching Assertive Communication that…