Mindfulness and Narrative Practices for Exploring Self Identity and Empathy with System Involved Youth

Ursula Elsa & basha* star

Training Description

Learning to tell our stories, show and share emotions is important for the healing process. Often, young people are not given space to show adults their feelings about events that happen in their early life, leading to disconnection, distrust and trauma. Mindfulness practices can support system-involved youth to build awareness of emotions and how to express and process them in healthy ways. In this training, we will explore different ways to integrate narrative practice in the exploration of identity, and empathy building for system-involved youth.

Learning Objectives

● Participants will acquire at least 2 mindfulness and narrative practices which can be used to foster healing and connection with system-involved youth.

● Participants will acquire 3 tools for bringing narrative practices into interactions with system-involved youth and families.

● Participants will acquire 3 mindfulness practices for supporting emotional awareness and resilience with youth.

Agenda

9:30-9:45am  Welcome, Sign in, Opening

9:45-10:00am  Facilitator and Participant Introductions

10:00-10:15am  Mindfulness Practice

10: 15-10:30am  Self Reflection

10:30-10:45am  Introduction to Narrative Practices

10:45-11:00am  Storytelling and Mapping activity

11:00-11:15am  Pair Share in break out rooms

11:15-11:30am  Groups Share

11:30-11:45am  Breathing Practice

11:45-12:30pm  Lunch Break (CE hours not offered for this time)

12:30-12:45pm  Somatic Practice

12:45-1:00pm  Self Reflective Practice

1:00-1:15pm  Life Map parts 1-3

1:15-1:30pm  Small Group Share

1:30-1:45pm  Life Map parts 3-6

1:45-2:00pm  Small Group Share

2:00-2:15pm  Groups Share

2:15-2:30pm  Wrap-up & Closing

Meet Our Trainer

Ursula Elsa (they/she) was born and raised in the beautiful land of the Bay Area, Ohlone Territory. She has been teaching mindfulness and nature connection to youth in the Bay Area for 8 years and is currently leading rites of passage and nature connection programming for Gaia Passages. Ursula is passionate about creating programming for LGBTQI+ and neurodiverse communities. She is also a trained doula and an advocate of parent’s rights in the birth community. 

basha* star was raised and rooted in the Bay Area. She practices as a Priestess supporting ancestral connection and offering spiritual counsel. She has been working in mental health support services for over 20 years currently focusing on DEI work in the mental health non-profit sector in Alameda County.

This course meets the qualifications for (4.25) 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.