Helping System-Involved Youth Cope with Holiday Depression and Stress

Klasey Consulting is partnering with Lincoln Families to bring this training"Helping System-Involved Youth Cope with Holiday Depression and Stress" to Alameda, Solano, Mendocino, Lake, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Tuolumne and Calaveras providers.While the holiday season can be a joyous time for many, it can also be difficult time. It is a time of year that many experience depression, loneliness, and increased stress. For many system-involved youth this can be exacerbated as they are not with their families. This training will discuss risk factors and contributing factors for holiday depression and stress. You will also learn strategies to support system-involved youth who may be struggling during this time of year.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to identify at least 1 factor that contributes to holiday depression and stress
Participants will be able to identity at least 1 strategy to help system-involved youth cope with holiday depression and stress
Participants will be able to identify at least 1 strategy to system-involved youth cope with grief and loneliness about not being with their families during the holiday season.

Please note that in order to register for these free trainings you must be staff, caregiver or volunteer working directly with foster, adoptive or probation involved children, youth and their families in Alameda, Solano, Mendocino, Lake, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Tuolumne and Calaveras only. Participants outside of these areas aren't eligible and will not receive the zoom link.

The training will be facilitated by Dr. Phatiphong of Klasey Consulting LLC. To learn more about Klasey Consulting, visit www.klaseyconsulting.com

Dr. Phatiphong is a registered psychological associate with 6 years of counseling experience in clinical and social service settings. She has experience in working with clients struggling with trauma and crisis, substance abuse, learning disabilities, homelessness, and low and high functioning client populations. She is trained in substance abuse, Seeking Safety, TF-CBT, Motivational Interview, Crisis Prevention Intervention, Trauma Resiliency Model, and psychological assessments.

Host or Publisher If you work with Alameda County youth and young adults, join the training