Dialectical Behavior Therapy — August 22nd, 9am-1pm Central Time

Zoom

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan over the last 25 years. DBT was originally developed to treat suicidal patients, evolved into a treatment for suicidal BPD patients, and has since been adapted for the treatment of BPD patients with presenting problems other than suicidal behaviors. DBT is

Advanced Skill Building Strategies for Supporting Commercially Sexually Exploited Children

Zoom

September 29th, 2022  12pm-4pm Central // 11am-3pm Mountain Cost: Free, thanks to generous funding from the Office of the Governor This advanced clinical skills training from WestCoast Children’s Clinic will include an in-depth discussion about the psychological impacts of trauma for youth impacted by sexual exploitation, including an exploration of common dynamics when serving and supporting

Practice Self-Regulation: Training for Clinicians

Practice Self-Regulation™️ (PS-R) is a resilience-based, trauma-informed intervention promoting health and well-being for anyone impacted by adverse experiences. Grounded in leading-edge neuroscience, PS-R teaches participants to put past trauma in a new light, manage emotions in healthy ways, and take steps toward achieving life goals. It is evidence-informed and is considered a promising innovative practice based

The Friday Connection: Trauma Informed Care + Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities – Non-Members

The Friday Connection Welcome back to the training formerly known as, TBRI Fridays!  The name is changing, but the connection will continue! Join TACFS staff this month to hear from Pathways Youth & Family Services to discuss trauma-informed considerations for children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our panelist include: Brad Brush - Pathways Youth

TFYHI Statewide Meeting: Celebrate, Collaborate, Connect

Zoom

Date: May 8, 2023 Time: 9AM-11:30AM Location: Virtual (Zoom) Cost: FREE Join UT Austin’s Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing, the Texas Center for Child and Family Studies, and Healthy Futures of Texas to celebrate three years of the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TFYHI) and connect with other professionals serving youth in child

Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Traumatic Stress in CSEY Providers

Zoom

Date: May 17th, 9am-12pm CST Location: Virtual (Zoom) Cost: Free, thanks to generous funding from the Office of the Governor's Child Sex Trafficking Team   Introducing compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress definitions, normalization of the problem, real life examples and videos, open discussion, review tools, discuss personal intervention planning, discuss organizational considerations, provide time

Understanding the Needs of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth and Youth at Risk, May 2023

Zoom

Every day, young people are deceived, manipulated, coerced, and forced into the commercial sex industry. This multibillion dollar industry is inherently harmful and systematically targets the most vulnerable in our communities. This three-hour introductory training gives service providers, law enforcement, and youth-serving professionals the tools needed to better understand, identify, respond, and ultimately, better serve

2023 Human Trafficking 201: Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Principles for Working with CSEY

Date: June 21, 2023 Time: 9AM-12PM Location: Virtual (Zoom) Cost: Free thanks to generous funding from the Office of the Governor Child Sex Trafficking Team. Brief human trafficking overview which includes information on normalization of the problem and data on offenders. This training presents person-centered, trauma-informed approaches/considerations and best practices, interview techniques, social media, discussion

2023 West Coast Children’s Clinic CSEC Supervisor Training

Zoom

Target Audience- For Clinicians Only The Center will be hosting the 4-hour training: West Coast Children's Clinic CSEC Supervisor Training- Supporting Clinicians Working with Exploited Youth This advanced level  VIRTUAL training for clinicians will  provide a foundation of information for supervisors on working with Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth. It will highlight the special supervision issues that arise

2023 Advanced Clinical Training: Skills & Strategies for Providing Effective, Trauma-Informed Services to Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth

Zoom

CLINICIANS ONLY The Center will be hosting a One-Day training: Skills & Strategies for Providing Effective, Trauma-Informed Services to Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth This One-Day Advanced Clinical VIRTUAL training, is designed for mental health professionals, program-based clinicians, child welfare workers, community-based therapists, in home therapy teams and private practice clinicians that are serving youth who have been commercially sexually exploited.

Commercial Sexual Exploitation Prevention Curriculum Training

Preventing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Adolescent Girls: Facilitating the My Life My Choice Curriculum The Texas Alliance of Child & Family Services has partnered with My Life My Choice to offer this Exploitation Prevention Curriculum to residential and foster care providers. Under the new Texas Child-Centered Care model, all service descriptions for youth in

Strengthening Residential Care Series: Challenging Behaviors

Zoom

Our Strengthening Residential Care Series will continue virtually on May 14th from 10:00 a.m. to noon. We will be discussing serving youth with higher needs and some challenging behaviors. We will have a presentation from the State, as well as, a panel with providers. If you are a General Residential Operation, we hope you will

Practice Self-Regulation: Training for Clinicians

3.5 day CSEY IN-PERSON Training Practice Self-Regulation for Clinicians The Center will be hosting a 3.5-Day In-Person Training: Practice Self-Regulation Practice Self-Regulation™️ (PS-R) is a resilience-based, trauma-informed intervention promoting health and well-being for anyone impacted by adverse experiences. Grounded in leading-edge neuroscience, PS-R teaches participants to put past trauma in a new light, manage emotions in

CSE-IT User Training, June 2024

Zoom

The Center will be hosting the 4 hour training: Commercial Sexual Exploitation-Identification Tool (CSE-IT) User Training WestCoast’s Commercial Sexual Exploitation-Identification Tool (CSE-IT, pronounced “see it”) is a validated screening tool that helps identify children who are commercially sexually exploited (CSE). The CSE-IT is appropriate for use by any provider serving youth, including child welfare workers,