Understanding System-Involved Youth & Families Dealing with Addiction Issues

Dr. Lisa Cohen Bennett

Training Description

This training is designed to provide those who support system involved youth behavior management strategies for working with these youth and families when one or more family members are dealing with addiction. Through exploring statistics, impact on children, teens and parents while using lecture, discussion and handouts, participants will learn best practice strategies.

Learning Objectives

● Participants will be able to identify at least 3 current statistics for drug and alcohol usage by system involved youth and their parents in the United States.

● Participants will be able to identify 2 generational impacts of parental substance usage on system involved youth.