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  Training
Presented by:
UCLA Child & Youth Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Rebecca Morgan, LCSW and Ruben Martinez Jr., MS, LMFT
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Community Mental Health School Mental Health
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Overview


Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) is an evidence-based practice that can be used as a preventive intervention. FOCUS is a suite of services; this training is the group adaptation for children and teens. This training will cover techniques to support resilience skill-building and can be implemented in a small group or school setting over two training sessions. The FOCUS Resilience Curriculum consists of nine interactive modules that help youth learn new skills to overcome common challenges. Five core skills are at the heart of these sessions: emotion regulation, communication, goal setting, problem solving, and managing emotional stress, trauma, and loss reminders. Utilizing a strengths-based approach, FOCUS helps youth learn to apply these skills to manage stressors in their lives. A master's degree in a clinical field, child development, or related field is required. Graduate students may be considered. Delivery of FOCUS requires formal training in the model as well as ongoing model consultation. The Foundations for Building Resilience in Youth course is a prerequisite for this training.

  Keywords: FOCUS, intervention, mental health, professional, skill building, social work, stress, trauma
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Learning objectives


  • List the key mechanisms of resilience in children and teens
  • Apply the core elements of FOCUS Resilience Curriculum to diverse groups
  • Demonstrate goal setting from a strengths-based perspective
  • Apply at least two emotional regulation tools with children and families
  • Describe how psychoeducation is utilized within each FOCUS Resilience Curriculum session

Training times


This training is provided at the time(s) and in the format(s) shown below.

Date Time Format CE Credits Availability
August 25, 2026 (Tuesday)
Session 1

September 01, 2026 (Tuesday)
Session 2

Location:
Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior
760 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Rooms: 27-418 & 28-221
  Access code required
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
(for all dates)
Live, in person Not currently offered 39 spots left

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