Working with Troubled Teenagers - The Impact of Adversity and Trauma

Many young people have experienced adversity and trauma in childhood. These experiences have a lasting impact on the way the young people view the world and the people in it. Many workers are presented with behaviours and reactions, which they find challenging and/or hard to understand. This two-day course aims to explore the impact of these experiences and practical interventions that can help young people to recover.

The course covers:

• child and adolescent development and the impact of interrupted development
• attachment theory - how we learn about people and relationships
• the impact of adversity and trauma on the developing brain
• stress reactions, traumatic stress and post traumatic stress disorders
• recognising behaviours that indicate stress
• what helps - strategies and approaches to working with young people
• factors that increase vulnerability and resilience
• recovery and resilience

The course will draw upon practice, research and theory. Above all, it will enable participants to reflect upon their experience and build on their own strengths. It will be set within an anti-discriminatory framework. It will include inputs by the trainer, small and large group discussions, participative activities and exercises.

Cost
The fees include all costs including travel and standard materials (each course has a full pack of handouts). They do not cover trainers' overnight accommodation (if required) or the cost of training packs that Young People in Focus sells commercially such as ESCAPE, Wavelength, or Working with Young People.

Expenses: All trainers' expenses such as travel and subsistence costs (but not accommodation when required) are covered in Young People in Focus' fee.

Cancellation Charges: If you have to cancel a course, charges apply.