Strategies for Social Service Providers to Address Barriers to Services

Klasey Consulting is partnering with Lincoln Families to host "Strategies for social service providers to address barriers to services ” to Alameda, Solano, Mendocino, Lake, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Tuolumne and Calaveras County providers. At times, system-involved youth, young adults and families can be hesitant to receiving mental health and psychiatry services. This training will review common barriers to seeking services. You will learn how to address barriers with individuals to ensure youth and young adults receive the necessary services.

The learning objectives for the training include:

1. Participants will be able to identify at least one common barrier to mental health services
2. Participants will be able to identify at least one common barrier to psychiatry services
3. Participants will be able to identify at least 1 strategy to address barriers with youth, young adults and families

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.

The training will be provided by Dr. Nancy Acosta of Klasey Consulting LLC. You can learn more about Klasey Consulting at www.klaseyconsulting.com. To stay updated with upcoming events and find more resources, you can find out more on Instagram @klaseyconsulting.

Nancy Acosta is a bilingual therapist who has 7 years of experience working with trauma at a sexual assault center. She has provided services to children and adults in various settings including outpatient community mental health centers, college counseling centers, crisis centers, and in an integrated behavioral health setting. She has completed training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy as well as Cognitive Processing Therapy. She has experience providing training and supervision to doctoral level graduate students in trauma related topics including crisis intervention, vicarious trauma, and grounding techniques. In addition to developing a training manual for a student training program at a rape and crisis center, she also has experience supervising practicum students and providing support to staff and advocates. Nancy has experience working as a behavioral health consultant with multidisciplinary staff to improve recognition, treatment and management of behavioral problems and conditions.

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