Training Packages

Positive Youth Development

This toolkit will help provide a common philosophy, level of training and languages to the Youth Development Community. You must take all four core classes and at least six of the optional classes.

Core Classes

Documentation Tips, Tools and Techniques
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Creative Tools to Confidently Lead Groups
Behavior Management

Optional Classes (must take 6)

Mastering Group Communication
Motivational Interviewing Training
Suicide Prevention and Intervention for Children and Families
Beyond Trauma Informed: What Every Person Can Do To Make a Difference
Child Abuse Neglect and Prevention
Overview of Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Issues
Why? An Inside Look at Why Youth Use Drugs and Alcohol
Creating Conversations that Change Behaviors
The Basics of Working with Transgender and Gender Non Conforming Youth
Heartsavers Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED
Overview of Depression and Anxiety in Youth and Their Treatment
LGBTQ Proficiency and Bias Training
Implicit Bias Training
Using Motivational Interviewing Strategies and Techniques To Help Patients Change Risky/Problem Behaviors
Self Care, Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma in the Workplace
It Just Makes Sense: Understanding Sensory Processing
Culturally Competent Interventions for Ethnic Minority Youth
Heartsavers Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED
Ethics and Boundary Issues
Framing a Culture of Inclusion
Crisis Intervention/De-escalation - Do's and Don'ts when Responding to Aggression
Human Trafficking 101
Resolving Conflict Harmoniously
Succeed with Self Leadership: Executive Skills for Success