Supporting System Involved Youth who Exhibit Challenging Behaviors

Pamela Parkinson, Ph.D., LCSW

Training Description

Learn what a system involved youth’s challenging behaviors are attempting to communicate! While it is necessary to understand the function of the child's behaviors (since it is a communication to us), we also need to understandwhat this means in the context of the family relationships. This understanding will allow us to better support those that attempt to help our system involved youth to be successful. You do not have to be a clinician to attend since this is a training for anyone who supports youth who have challenging behaviors!

Obtain an overview of the important ingredients in creating a plan to support youth and the function of the behavior that the youth is attempting to communicate. Learn what these behaviors mean in the context of relationships so that we can better support those that attempt to help system involved youth be successful in school,…