How Self-Compassion as an Anchor in These Times can Help Improve Outcomes for System-Involved Youth

Vickie Chang, PhD

Training Description

This training focuses on the importance of self-compassion in healing for foster youth or system-involved youth. Given our nature as mammals, our connection to emotional warmth and touch is critical for our ability to thrive. In the absence of nurturing caregivers during childhood, we are left to meet these basic human needs ourselves. With a blend of research, practice, and connection, we will explore how we can strengthen system-involved youth (SIY) and/or caregiver capacity to give and receive self-compassion, as a powerful path towards healing.

Learning Objectives

·             Compare and Explain elements of three research studies about self-compassion.

·             Identify three benefits of self-compassion practice for system-involved youth and families.