Foundations for Building Resilience in Youth

Type:
  Course
Duration:
1 hour
CE credits:
1.0 CEs
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Rebecca Morgan, LCSW and Ruben Martinez Jr., MS, LMFT
Relevant categories:
Resilience School Mental Health Trauma Informed Interventions
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Overview

The Foundations for Building Youth Resilience course is designed for mental health professionals seeking to enhance their ability to support youth in developing resilience skills to navigate life challenges in a group setting. This course offers video demonstrations and downloadable resources to introduce core components of the curriculum that can be used either for developing a deeper understanding of youth resilience or as a prerequisite for the Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) Resilience Curriculum live training. These foundational skills will be further explored in the live training for practical application in daily practice.

  Keywords: FOCUS, manualized evidence-based practices, school, school wellbeing, skill building, social emotional learning, social work
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Learning objectives

  • Describe how the FOCUS Resilience Curriculum can support youth in developing resilience skills to navigate life’s challenges
  • Identify the core elements of FOCUS
  • Demonstrate the FOCUS resilience-building skills in group settings

Professional credit

  • This activity offers the following types of credit: APA
  • 1.0 CEs are available.
  • Additional details can be found in the activity document for this resource.

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