Understanding Trauma with System-Involved Youth

Nola Kesia Brantley and Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew

Training Description

Given the patterns of trauma that system involved youth experience it is crucial for those who support them to have a comprehensive understanding of trauma. Understanding the areas of a youth’s life that may be impacted by trauma is important to consider for care and support planning. Trauma survivors can be triggered as a result of the trauma they’ve suffered and understanding this is key to providing them with compassionate and effective support.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will be able to identify 3 ways trauma may impact system-involved youth.

· Participants will be able to identify 3 ways trauma may be triggered with system-involved youth.