Aligning Cultural Humility & a Trauma-Informed Perspective when Supporting Youth who are System-Involved

Wendy Kessler, MSW, FT

Training Description

This training will demonstrate that the alignment of “Cultural Humility” & “Trauma-Informed Care” is the best approach to supportive care for youth and families, especially those who are system-involved or at high risk of system involvement. Every person is a unique combination of cultural traits that are influenced by personal & familial experiences. Thus, every individual has a personal culture that cannot be taught through bullet points but can only be understood through the lens of Cultural Humility. For people in a supportive role, a mindset of Cultural Humility recognizes the person we are supporting as the expert on their culture & acknowledges the individuality & unique experiences of youth and families who are System-Involved or at High Risk of System Involvement. Furthermore, this training will expand on adopting a cultural humility mindset with the integration of trauma-informed practices. Participants will be informed through presenter instruction, self-reflection, & exploration of their personal culture. To increase participant engagement & content retention, the presenter will utilize the chat box, guided participant discussion, small group sharing utilizing breakout rooms, plus Questions & Answers.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

● Identify at least 1 unique trait of their own personal culture.

● Acquire 3 strategies for offering trauma-informed care with cultural humility.

● Apply 2 techniques that align cultural humility and trauma informed care.

Agenda

12:30-12:40pm:  Welcome & Introductions

12:40-1:10pm:  Cultural Humility & Supportive Care

● Evolution of Cultural Awareness

● Cultural Humility as a Mindset for Supportive Care

● Questions & Answers

1:10-1:20pm:  Understanding Personal Culture

1:20-1:40pm:  Small Group Sharing: Self-Reflection about Personal Culture (20 min)

(This will be done in breakout rooms with 3-4 participants)

● Review definition of Personal Culture

● Reflection time to consider Personal Culture

● Describe your Personal Culture to your small group

1:40-1:50pm:  Debrief of Small Group discussion

1:50-2:20pm:  Aligning Cultural Humility and Trauma Informed Care

● Definition of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)

  ○ Trauma-Informed Reflective Questions

● Strategies for Offering TIC with Cultural Humility

● Cultural Humility & TIC in Action

2:20-2:30pm:  Wrap-up

Meet Our Trainer

Wendy Kessler, MSW, FT is a Grief Specialist. She is credentialed as a Fellow in Thanatology (the study of death, dying, and grief) by the Association of Death Education and Counseling, and is certified as a Mental Health First Aid Instructor, by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Wendy’s approach to grief work is characterized by nonjudgmental, compassionate, strengths based counseling; as well as the belief that grieving - an essential life skill that enables us to adapt to unwanted change and grow through loss - can be learned. Her support services include individual counseling, group facilitation, team training, and corporate consulting. When the path forward through loss is uncertain, it helps to have a guide. You can learn more about Wendy or contact her at her website: www.griefguideconsulting.com.

This course meets the qualifications for (2.0) 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.