Strategies for working with Youth

Course Outline:

This workshop will cover essential topics related to trauma and working within the juvenile justice system. It will include topics such as manifestations of trauma in juvenile justice youth, strategies and techniques for working with traumatized youth.
This workshop provides practical strategies for those who work with youth who have experienced trauma and may be manifesting behavioral health issues as a result.
This dynamic, interactive program will include activities, video illustrations, and small group activities, and discussions.

Presenter

Amy Jacob is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker on staff with the Violence Institute of New Jersey, UBHC-UMDNJ. Amy coordinates the Juvenile Justice Commission's "Creating Safe and Respectful Environments" initiative, which provides training to juvenile detention and secure care facilities throughout New Jersey. Amy has special expertise in the areas of juvenile justice, trauma, traumatic grief, adolescent mental health and suicide prevention. A former crisis clinician, She has extensive experience in providing clinical services to adolescents in juvenile justice settings and in the community. Amy currently maintains a private practice for teenagers based out of Highland Park, NJ.