Increasing Trust & Connection to Support Engagement in Meaningful Trauma Healing with System Involved Youth
Thu, Feb 08
|Online Event
Robert Dousa
Time & Location
Feb 08, 2024, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST
Online Event
About the Event
Robert Dousa
Training Description
One of the most significant challenges for those supporting system involved youth (SIY) is to effectively engage them to break free of negative self-story creation & continuous survival behaviors that limit their ability to be successful in relationships, academics & career related activities. It is important for SIY to be able to foster connections that strengthen their system navigation effectiveness, while building networks of support that lead to personal empowerment & successful outcomes. In this training, we will explore how to enhance our capacity to support SIY by evaluating how to increase trust & connection in order to effectively support SIY to identify secure attachment styles in themselves & others that promotes meaningful trauma healing. We will also examine coaching points that can not only prepare us to foster young people’s sustainable positive personal values & beliefs, but also can strengthen their resilience & ability to heal from traumatic events. Practicing & sharing the methods outlined by this workshop will allow us to improve the practice of how we empower SIY & their families.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
● Identify at least 2 techniques for supporting youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement to break free of negative self-story creation and continuous survival behaviors.
● Identify at least 2 methods for increasing trust & connection with youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement so they can identify secure attachment styles in themselves & others.
● identify at least 2 coaching points that can prepare us to foster young people’s positive personal values and beliefs that are sustainable and lead to healthy community engagement and improved outcomes.
Agenda
10:30-10:35am Sign-in and Introduction
10:35-10:45am Examine a sampling of negative self story creation and continuous survival behaviors that detract youth from healing and positive self identity development
10:45-11:00am Learn methods to foster positive self story creation and sustainable thriving behaviors that support youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement towards healing towards healing and positive self identity development
11:00-11:15am Practice in Roleplay with Colleagues methods to foster positive self story creation and sustainable thriving behaviors
11:15-11:30am Learn methods to increase trust and connection which support youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement to identify secure attachment styles in themselves and others
11:30-11:45am Practice in Roleplay with Colleagues methods to increase the trust and connection which support youth who are system involved or at high risk for system involvement to identify secure attachment styles in themselves and others
11:45am-12:00pm Learn coaching points that can be utilized to foster young people’s positive personal values and beliefs that are sustainable and lead to healthy community engagement and improved outcomes, as well as to foster long term emotional support towards success in life.
12:00-12:15pm Practice in Roleplay with Colleagues coaching points that can be utilized to foster young people’s positive personal values and beliefs that are sustainable and lead to healthy community engagement and improved outcomes, as well as to foster long term emotional support towards success in life.
12:15-12:30pm Question & Answers + Wrap Up
Meet Our Trainer
Mr. Robert Dousa is the founding Managing General Partner of Independent Strengths Building Consulting. This business includes: Individual Anger Management & Addictive Behavior Recovery Coaching, Conducting training of: Situational Leadership/Strengths-Based Life Skills Coaching, Brief Intervention & Motivational Interviewing, Drug, Anger Management, & Family interventions, Neuroscience-Based Leadership & Rapport Building, & Organizational Prevention Strategy Consultation, & Mandated Reporter Training for CA. Mr. Robert Dousa's has retired from the Marin County Office of Education Safe Schools Department and is now providing individual life coaching, intervention coach training, and consulting to those supporting system involved youth. Prior to retirement, he developed the majority of his practice from his work as the Program Manager for the Oakland Unified School District’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs Intervention program from 2005 to 2021. Prior to that, he served as a substance abuse counselor in school districts in Alameda County, CA from 2000 to 2005.
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.