Navigating Turbulence: Crisis Response in a Changing Culture

Join us as we explore the contemporary youth culture and its impact on identity, behavior, and social interaction with juvenile clients. This course will examine the sociocultural forces shaping the lives of young people, including media, technology, peer influence, and family dynamics along with an emphasis on understanding youth subcultures, risk taking behaviors, and the challenges youth face in today’s complex world. This course will provide a foundational knowledge and practical strategies for crisis intervention with youth, including recognizing signs of distress, mental health issues, bullying, self-harm, trauma, and suicide prevention.

Goals and Objectives:

Understand the key elements of contemporary youth culture.

Analyze the sociological and psychological challenges faced by youth.

Identify indicators of crisis and at-risk behavior in young people.

Understand basic crisis intervention models and communication strategies.

Training Details:

Date: August 21, 2025

Time: 8:30am until 4:30pm

Location: Highway 280- Shelby County Services Building Training Room

19220 Highway 280 East

Birmingham, AL 35242

Food and Beverages: Morning and afternoon beverages will be available, as well as afternoon snack. Lunch is not provided.

CEUs: 6 CE’s are available for Social work, counseling, and JPO hours have been applied for.*

Cost of Attendance: $80

If you would like to attend, please Pay Here.

Cancellation Policy

Youth Services Institute reserves the right to cancel the conference/training up to two weeks prior if 50% participation is not met. In such cases, registered participants will receive a full refund. If participants were to need to cancel, any cancellations made seven days prior to the training are eligible for a 90% refund of the total registration amount. Any cancellations made less than seven days prior to the training are eligible for a 50% refund of the total registration amount. Please submit your cancellation requests via email to ysi.ua.edu along with the Shipping Information number from your receipt. The cancellation date for this training is August 14, 2025.

*NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7287. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Youth Services Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. Youth Services Institute has been approved by the Alabama Board of Social Work Providers #0717

CE Certificate Replacement

Have you attended a YSI training and misplaced your CE form? No problem, we can help! Please pay the replacement fee and forward your receipt, plus the date of the training you attended to ysi-training@ua.edu and we will send you a PDF copy of your form within 10 business days.

Cost: $10.00

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