Strategies for Preventing and Addressing Substance Abuse Issues with System-Involved Youth
Tue, Nov 05
|Online Event
Nola Kesia Brantley & T Ortiz


Time & Location
Nov 05, 2024, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM PST
Online Event
About the Event
Nola Kesia Brantley, & T Ortiz
Training Description
This training session is designed to equip professionals working with system-involved youth with the knowledge and skills necessary to address substance abuse issues effectively. The training will focus on understanding the root causes of substance abuse among youth in the system, exploring prevention strategies, and identifying evidence-based strategies for addressing substance abuse. Participants will engage in interactive discussions, case studies, and practical exercises to enhance their ability to support system-involved youth in making healthy choices and overcoming substance abuse challenges.
Learning Objectives
· Participants will be able to explain at least 2 factors contributing to substance abuse among system-involved youth.
· Participants will be able to identify at least 2 effective prevention strategies to reduce the risk of substance abuse in this population.
· Participants will acquire at least 2 communication skills for building rapport with youth to facilitate open discussions about substance abuse.
Agenda
10:30 - 10:45am Trainer and Topic Introductions
10:45 - 11:00am Understanding Substance Abuse Among System-Involved Youth
11:00 - 11:15am Case Study Analysis
11:15 - 11:30am Prevention Strategies for Substance Abuse
11:30 - 11:45am Interactive Activity: Role Playing Scenarios
11:45am - 12pm Questions & Answers + Discussion of Concepts
12:00 - 12:30pm Lunch Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)
12:30 - 12:45pm Introduction to Strategies for Addressing Substance Abuse
12:45 - 1:00pm Building Rapport and Effective Communication
1:00 - 1:15pm Break-Out Session: Skills Practice
1:15 - 1:30pm Implementing Strategies for addressing Substance Abuse
1:30 - 1:45pm Interactive Activity: Case Scenarios
1:45 - 2:00pm Questions & Answers + Discussion
2:00 - 2:15pm Evaluation and Feedback: Intervention Outcomes
2:15 - 2:30pm Action Planning
2:30 - 2:45pm Action Plans: Sharing
2:45 - 3:00pm Action Plans: Feedback
3:00 - 3:15pm Question & Answers + Feedback
3:15 - 3:30pm Closing Remarks and Post-Training Discussions
Meet Our Trainer
Nola Kesia Brantley, CEO & Founder of Nola Brantley Speaks has become nationally recognized as a powerful Survivor voice for the issue of child sex trafficking through her moving and information packed public speaking. Her hard work and perpetual vigilance has brought both focus and concrete resources to this chronically underserved and largely unrecognized population of victimized youth. Nola’s approach aims to be holistic!
T Ortiz, is an international Anti-Trafficking Activist and Foster Youth Advocate. Beginning her work in Oakland as an Inaugural WestCoast Children's Clinic Y.A.P. advocate and a co-collaborator and leader during the inception of M.I.S.S.S.E.Y, advocating for Measure Y funding, and keynoting Alameda County's first HEAT conference. T is a leading force in advocating for the civil and social rights of all people, with specialized expertise in highlighting the intersectionality between the child welfare system and domestic child sex trafficking. Her Federal work was vital in the passing of The Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act and The JVTA (Justice For Victims of Trafficking Act). In 2021, she was Honored by NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) as a “Hero Award” Recipient. In 2020, she was awarded “The Last Girl Award'' from Apne Aap International (India). In 2014, she was named one of TIME Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the world”, a TIME Magazine “30 under 30” in 2013, and a GLAMOUR Magazine “Woman of the Year '' in 2011. Her work has influenced many organizations including The United Nations, Google, The U.S. Congress, The White House, The American Bar Association, The Aspen Institute, and The Johns Hopkins Institution. Notably, she has led a TEDx talk on Exploring Sexuality after Trauma. She has successfully petitioned the Associated Press to utilize practices conscious of survivor trauma and circumstance with her #NoSuchThingAsAChildProstitute Campaign. T is a Magna Cum Laude graduate from Morgan State University holding a degree in Strategic Communications.
This course meets the qualifications for (4.5) 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.