The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Youth

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D., & Nola Brantley

Training Description

Given the disproportion number of people of color in the prison population, it is important to understanding mass incarceration and how it impacts youth. In this training we will talk about the historical context of mass incarceration, why mass incarceration exists, how it impacts youth, and strategies to support youth who have an incarcerated parent.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to define mass incarceration
• Participants will be able to describe two factors contributing to mass incarceration
• Participants will be able to describe the impact of mass incarceration on youth
• Participants will be to identify at least 2 strategies to engage youth with an incarcerated parent

Agenda

9:30am – 11:30am Welcome, understanding consent

11:30am – 11:45am Break (CEUs will not be issued for this time)

11:45am – 12:30pm Mass Incarceration in the United States

12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch (CEUs will not be issued for this time)

1:30pm – 3:00pm The impact of mass incarceration on families

3:00pm – 3:15pm Break (CEUs will not be issued for this time)

3:15pm – 4:15pm Engaging youth with incarcerated parents

4:15pm – 4:30pm Closing (Q&A) and Evaluations

Meet Our Trainers

Nicole Klasey 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.

Nola 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!

This course meets the qualifications for (5.5) BBS CEUs for LCSWs and MFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.