Training

This training gives providers tools to develop trauma informed clinical programming for exploited youth and provides a space to practice utilizing skills learned through role play, group discussion and small group work. The one-day advanced clinical training is designed for mental health professionals, program-based clinicians, child welfare workers, community-based therapists, in home therapy teams and

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

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™️ (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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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,