Coaching Caregivers of System Involved Youth on Co-Constructing Values, Rules, Consequences with Positive Parenting

Robert Dousa

Training Description

One of the most significant challenges for supporting caregivers of system involved youth is to effectively engage them in leading by facilitation in order to develop the prefrontal cortexes of their children so they can be successful in academic and career related activities, to build networks of support, and to avoid using drugs and compulsive behavior to self-medicate. In this training, we will explore how to enhance our capacity to support system involved youth by exploring Caregiver Rapport Building, Caregiver Leadership by Facilitation, and Self Regulating Strategies that empower Caregivers to have effective sensitive topic conversations with their children. We will also explore situational leader coaching points that can prepare us to foster caregivers' ability to effectively influence their children’s transformational behaviors that are sustainable and lead to healthy community engagement and improved outcomes, as well as strengthen their resilience and ability to heal from traumatic events. Practicing and sharing the methods outlined by this workshop will allow us to improve the practice of how we empower system-involved youth and families.

Learning Objectives

● Participants will be able to identify at least 2 potential rapport building strategies that they can teach/coach parents to utilize with their children

● Participants will be able to identify at least 2 coaching strategies to utilize with families to support the caregiver’s ability to lead by facilitation when discussing sensitive topics like co-constructing values, rules, consequences, etc.

● Participants will be able to identify at least 2 effective coaching techniques to be used in the support of caregivers’ self regulation when caregivers are engaged in leading sensitive discussions with their child.

Agenda

10:00-10:05am  Sign-in and Introduction

10:05-10:15am  Explore rapport building processes that foster the engagement and alliance with caregivers and their children.

10:15-10:30am  Learn how to teach/coach caregivers rapport building strategies that they can utilize with their children

10:30-10:45am  Practice & Roleplay with Colleagues on how to teach/coach rapport building strategies that support caregivers to utilize with their children in various settings

10:45-11:00am  Learn how to coach caregivers on how to lead by facilitation when discussing sensitive topics like co-constructing values, rules, consequences, etc.

11:00-11:15am  Practice & Roleplay coaching caregivers on how to lead by facilitation when discussing sensitive topics like co-constructing values, rules, consequences, etc.

11:15-11:30am  Learn how to coach techniques to be used in the support of caregivers’ self regulation when caregivers are engaged in leading sensitive discussions like co-constructing values, rules, consequences, etc.

11:30-11:45am  Practice & Roleplay self regulating techniques that support caregivers of system involved youth or at high risk for system involvement on what to use to be grounded when discussing sensitive topics like co-constructing values, rules, consequences, etc. to foster long term academic and emotional support towards success in life.

11:45am-12:00pm  Q & A + Wrap Up

Meet Our Trainer

Mr. Robert Dousa, for the past 26 years has been working on researching how to support the healing of people, especially young adults suffering from Complex Post Traumatic Disorders (CPTSD) while experiencing and receiving various healing modalities on himself and reading several alternative healing books for personal freedom from trauma. Prior to retirement from the public education system (22 years paid, 3 years volunteer) and most especially (2003-2022) as a Program Manager in the Behavioral Health Department for the Oakland Unified School District’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs Intervention program, Robert developed a strengths-based life coaching program, grant funded by the CA Dept of Education, that utilized 15 life coaches (diversity of gender, multi-ethnic, with individual hobby strengths) who utilized a variety of interventions and approaches while implementing inside Oakland schools. Currently, he offers services designed to empower young adults struggling with inner negative talk to find their own inner guiding light and individual gifts, talents, and passions in support of their future… and to also coach parents of SIY to re-establish a positive influential relationship with their children, guiding them towards healing their own inner child in the process. Currently, he is providing individual life coaching, training of intervention approaches, coaching training, and teaching to those individuals and organizations that support system involved youth.

This course meets the qualifications for (2) 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.