Engaging System-Involved Youth & Families Impacted by Historical, Intergenerational, and Individual Trauma

Jeanette Lopez-Urbina, LCSW

Training Description

In this training, participants will learn about principles of engagement that can be applied when providing services to system-involved youth (SIY) and families who have experienced generations of trauma, including individual, intergenerational, and historical trauma. Typical challenges found in the engagement process in supporting this population will also be identified, such as cultural implications, bias, and social justice issues. Lastly, we will discuss practices and effective strategies for the engagement process and in building a positive alliance with SIY and their families from a trauma informed and multicultural perspective.

Learning Objectives

• Acquire three effective principles that can be applied in the engagement process during service delivery to system-involved youth and families.

• Identify three common challenges found in engagement as well as identify five strategies to address the challenges when providing services to system-involved youth and families.