Coaching Self-Regulation Techniques for System-Involved Youth with Somatic Disorders

Robert Dousa

Training Description

One of the most significant challenges for those supporting system involved youth with Somatic Disorders is to effectively engage them to overcome their challenges to foster positive outcomes. In this training, we will explore coaching self-regulation techniques and how they can enhance our capacity to effectively support system involved youth with Somatic Disorders.   We will also explore situational leader coaching points that can prepare us to foster young people’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 and explain at least 2 potential self-regulation techniques which can be used to support youth who are…