What Service/Support Providers & Caregivers of System Involved Youth Need to Know about Racial Trauma

Nicole Kelly, PsyD & Raechel Ibarra

Training Description

Racial trauma is the cumulative effects of racism on mental and physical health. Given the disproportionate number of youth of color who are system-involved, it’s crucial for those who support system involved youth (SIY) to understand how racial trauma impacts them. This training will equip those who participate with increased understanding of racial trauma and strategies to support system-involved youth and families impacted by racial trauma.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

· Identify at least 1 example of racial trauma

· Identify at least 1 strategy to help system-involved youth cope with racial trauma

· Identify at least 1 strategy for discussing racial trauma with system-involved youth and their families

Agenda

10:00-10:15am  Welcome and Introductions

10:15am-12:00pm  Overview of racial trauma

· Defining racial trauma

· Intersectionality

· Self-reflection exercise

· Racial trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

· Racial trauma and PTSD video

· Influence of social media

· Racial trauma assessments

12:00-1:00pm  Lunch (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

1:00-2:30pm  Racial trauma overview (continued)

· Signs of racial trauma

· Impact of racial trauma on parenting

· Impact of racial trauma on young children

· Impact of racial trauma on school age children

· Impact of racial trauma on high schoolers

· Impact of racial trauma on communities

2:30-2:45pm  Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

2:45-3:45pm  Supporting system involved youth &/or caregivers experiencing racial trauma

· Healing from racial trauma video

· Group discussion of supporting individuals

· Coping with racial trauma

· Organizational commitments

3:45-4:00pm Closing/Wrap up

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.

Raechel Ibarra is a subject matter expert on victims of violence with specialization on Native American/Indigenous victims, commercial sexual exploitation of children/youth, and youth in foster care. Ms. Ibarra has over 9 years of experience working directly with victims of violence assisting them in navigating and accessing legal, medical, and victim’s support systems. Having lived, worked, and participated in community in Sacramento County, she is a key, trusted, and credible cultural broker with Native communities, un/underserved youth, and youth-serving professionals. Currently, Ms. Ibarra provides consulting services to CBOs, policy makers, probation departments, and child/family courts helping them understand the experiences, challenges/barriers, and needs of Native/Indigenous victims and system-involved youth.

This course meets the qualifications for (4.75) 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.