What Service/Support Providers & Caregivers of System-Involved Youth Need to Know about Vaping

Nicole Kelly, PsyD & Kwonta Phatiphong, PsyD

Training Description

Vaping has become more popular in recent years so it’s crucial that those that support system-involved youth are well informed about it. This training will provide discussions about the prevalence of vaping amongst youth, warning signs youth may be vaping, and risk factors for vaping. We’ll also discuss strategies for talking with youth about vaping as well as strategies to educate parents and caregivers of system-involved youth about the risks and warning signs of vaping.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will be able to identify one warning sign system-involved youth may be vaping.

· Participants will be able to identify one risk factor for youth vaping.

· Participants will be able to identify one strategy for talking with system-involved youth about vaping.

Agenda

1:00-1:15pm  Welcome

1:15-2:45pm  Vaping overview

· Substance use and system-involved youth

· Vaping terminology

· Trends of substance use amongst youth

· Overview of vaping

· Current statistics

· Nicotine and kids and teens

2:45-3:00pm  Break (CE hours not offered for this time)

3:00-4:45pm  Supporting youth

· Marketing and teens

· Risk factors for teens vaping

· Mental health consequences of vaping

· Nicotine and adolescent brain development

· Educating parents and caregivers of system-involved youth about vaping

· Prevention strategies

· Talking with system-involved youth about vaping

4:45-5:00pm  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.

Kwonta Phatiphong is  a Registered Psychological Associate with 6 years of counseling experience in clinical and social service settings. Experienced in supporting trauma and crisis, substance abuse, learning disabled, homeless, and low and high functioning client populations. Trained in substance abuse, Seeking Safety, TF-CBT, Motivational Interview, Crisis Prevention Intervention, Trauma Resiliency Model, and psychological assessments.

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.