Strategies to Teach Boundaries and Consent to System-Involved Youth

Nicole Kelly, PsyD & Nancy Acosta, PsyD

Training Description

Learning to set boundaries and about consent starts early in life. So, it's essential for parents, caregivers, and others who support system-involved youth to understand different types of boundaries and what consent is. This training will discuss strategies for teaching and reinforcing boundaries with youth of all ages, including toddlers. Learning about how boundaries help prevent sexual abuse and supports individuals who have been abused in their healing journeys.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will be able to explain consent to a system-involved youth.

· Participants will be able to explain the difference between consent and coercion.

· Participants will be able to identify and explain at least 2 categories of boundaries.

Agenda

12:30-12:45pm  Welcome and Introductions

12:45-2:15pm  Boundaries

· Importance of boundaries

· Boundaries and self-worth

· Different types of boundaries

· Impact of trauma on boundaries

· Difficulty setting boundaries

· Teaching children how to set boundaries

2:15-2:30pm  Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

2:30-4:15pm  Consent

· Teaching teens how to set boundaries

· Talking with parents/caregivers of system-involved youth about the importance of boundaries

· Defining consent

· Manipulation and coercion vs consent

· Teaching youth about consent

· What to do when boundaries are violated

· Vignettes

4:15-4:30pm  Wrap-up & Closing

Meet Our Trainer

Nicole Kelly is a clinical psychologist who has worked with trauma survivors for 14 years. She currently consults with agencies on trauma-informed care, programming for commercially sexually exploited youth, vicarious trauma, and leadership development. Nicole has been training multidisciplinary audiences on trauma-related topics since 2015 and provides guest lectures at local universities on human trafficking.

Nancy Acosta is a bilingual therapist who has 7 years of experience working with trauma at a sexual assault center. She has provided services to children and adults in various settings including outpatient community mental health centers, college counseling centers, crisis centers, and in an integrated behavioral health setting. She has completed training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy as well as Cognitive Processing Therapy. She has experience providing training and supervision to doctoral level graduate students in trauma related topics including crisis intervention, vicarious trauma, and grounding techniques. In addition to developing a training manual for a student training program at a rape and crisis center, she also has experience supervising practicum students and providing support to staff and advocates. Nancy has experience working as a behavioral health consultant with multidisciplinary staff to improve recognition, treatment and management of behavioral problems and conditions.

This course meets the qualifications for (3.75) 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.