Registration open for upcoming healthy youth workshops for adults
Empower Youth Network (EYN) is presenting a series of virtual workshops for adults focusing on healthy youth development. These workshops are geared toward parents, guardians, educators, and youth providers.
Guiding Good Choices is a free, 5-week course beginning Monday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m., for parents and guardians of students in grades 4-8. This program teaches proven methods of increasing the communication in your family around important topics and making safe choices for everyone in the family. This course is presented by Sara Young, EYN’s Prevention Coordinator. Sara coordinates EYN’s Youth Suicide Prevention program and Youth Engagement in the Snoqualmie Valley and Riverview School Districts. Details and registration information: https://eynggc.eventbrite.com
Inside Out: Trauma-responsive Care is a free, 4-week course beginning Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m., designed for adults to learn about trauma, its impacts, and healing through self-awareness, self-regulation, and mindfulness. The course is presented by Michelle John, EYN’s Youth Resilience and Community Resource Coordinator. She is an equity-minded and trauma-informed leader from the Snoqualmie Valley with a Social Work background. Details and registration information: https://eyninsideout.eventbrite.com
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a one-day workshop on Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. YMHFA is designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. This class is led by M’Liss Moon, Youth Resilience and Community Resources Coordinator at Empower Youth Network and Rachel Tomczek, a registered nurse and certificated school nurse with 21 years of experience. Attendees of the YMHFA class are required to complete a 2-hour self-paced online training 48 hours prior to the virtual workshop. Details and registration information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-mental-health-first-aid-for-people-living-working-in-king-county-wa-tickets-304919792307