Navigating Boundaries, Sex and Relationships with System-Involved Youth Impacted by Sexual Abuse

Nicole Kelly, Psy.D. & Kwonta Phatiphong, Psy.D.

Training Description

Trauma can impact one’s understanding and experience of intimacy, and given the high rates of sexual abuse amongst system-involved youth (SIY), it’s important that those who serve and support SIY are equipped with the skills and knowledge to talk about relationships, dating and sex after sexual abuse. Despite how common this can be amongst sexual abuse survivors, it is often not addressed within services or support systems. In this training, the trainer will discuss how trauma impacts one’s relationship with sex and how to support transitional age SIY in developing a healthier understanding and experience of relationships, dating and sex.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to identify at least one way sexual abuse impacts how one views intimacy.

• Participants will be able to identify at least one trauma-informed strategy for supporting SIY who have experienced  sexual abuse and may experience…