Leading Social Skills Groups with At-Risk Youth and Families (in person or virtual)

Christine Highet

Training Description

Training will address the following guiding questions for participants: How do we connect with ourselves? With others? With our students? Training will provide best practices and processes for leading social skills groups with students who are at high risk for system involvement or expulsion, as well as students who are already part of child welfare or juvenile justice systems. And finally, what are key strategies and ideas for doing this all online?

Learning Objective

• Illustrate 3 examples of positive relationships and connections with at-risk youth and families

• List key steps needed to lead a social skills group with at-risk youth: before, during, and after