The Trauma of Homelessness for System Involved Youth and Families

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D. 

Training Description

Giving the growing number of unhoused system involved youth and families, it’s imperative to understand the homelessness crisis. The training will provide an overview of the homelessness and how it impacts system-involved youth and families. Participants will also learn strategies to effectively support system-involved youth and families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to identify at least 1 reason people become homeless

2. Participants will be able to describe at least 1 strategy to support homeless system-involved youth

3. Participants will be able to identify at least 1 way homelessness impacts system-involved youth

Agenda 

1:30pm-1:45pm Welcome and Introductions

1:45pm-3:00pm Homelessness overview

· Prevalence of homelessness

· Reasons individuals are homeless

· Needs of homeless individauls

3:00pm-3:15pm Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

3:15pm-4:15pm Homelessness overview, supporting homeless youth

· Needs of homeless individuals

· Impact of homelessness

· Support strategies

4:15pm-4:30pm Questions & Answers, 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 (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.