Inservices and Ongoing Education

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Register Here Limited to 30 participants Elective | 4 credits Course Overview: Youth Mental Health First Aid is an early intervention public education program. It teaches adults how to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge, how to listen non judgmentally, and give reassurance to a youth (ages 6-18) who …

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Owning What’s Yours to Own as a CASA, The Empowered CASA series, Session 3

Elective | 3 credits Register Here Owning What’s Yours to Own as a CASA is the topic Lisa Drake, life coach and former Executive Director of CASA of DuPage County, will cover. The nature of CASA work presents numerous avenues to get involved in your case. However, it can be easy sometimes to overstep boundaries …

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The Voices of Youth and Young Adults

Elective | 3 credits REGISTER HERE The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) will give an overview of YAB and its function highlighting what being part of the board has meant to them on a personal level. Board leaders will further discuss systemic issues amongst youth in care, identifying some of the greatest challenges for youth in …

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