Social Emotional Skills for the Virtual Wellness of System-Involved Youth

Courtney Torres

Training Description

This training explores the foundations of healthy relationships and digital citizenship, focusing on the values, boundaries, and communication skills that system-involved youth (SIY) need to navigate online spaces safely and ethically. Participants will engage in mindfulness activities, courageous dialogue, and scenario-based role plays that reflect real-life online interactions system-involved youth may face. Given the lack of comprehensive digital literacy education in schools, this session offers practical tools to build the social-emotional competencies that foster youth need to thrive both online and offline. Attending this training will help participants better support youth in developing self-awareness, resilience, and respectful online behavior.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Identify and articulate at least three personal core values and explain how they influence healthy relationships and boundary setting both online and offline.