The Spells that Bind: Bringing Awareness to Stories That Can Hold System Involved Youth & Families Hostage

Vickie Xiao Rong Chang, PhD

Training Description

People make sense of life through stories; certain core narratives define who we are and reflect our values, fears, and ultimately, liberate or imprison us. In this training, we will personally apply a process which, once understood, can help you support system involved youth and families toward awareness of whether or not the core stories of their lives reflect their values, who they want to be, and their dreams. Using reflective writing, dyadic/group sharing, and awareness/somatic/land-based exercises, together we will practice a process that can be utilized to support improved outcomes for system involved youth including seeking to hospice and reviving the stories that will bring greater freedom. These strategies are useful for preventing and/or managing vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue and can be easily taught to foster or system involved youth and families as well.

Learning Objectives

· Acquire information from three…