Strategies for Reaching Disengaged System-Involved Youth & Families

Lala Doost, Melissa “Mluv” Wallace

Training Description

This training equips participants with practical strategies to engage disengaged, system-involved youth and their families. Participants will explore systemic and relational barriers to engagement, practice trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches, and learn tools to strengthen collaboration with both youth and caregivers. Through case scenarios, role-play, and group activities, providers will gain hands-on experience applying these strategies. By the end of the training, participants will leave with actionable skills to foster trust, promote youth-centered practices, and build sustainable connections across systems of care.

Learning Objectives

• Identify and explain at least 3 common barriers (systemic, cultural, and relational) that contribute to disengagement among system-involved youth and families.

• Apply and practice at least 2 trauma-informed and culturally responsive strategies to build trust with disengaged youth and caregivers through role-play and case scenarios.