County of San Diego Children’s Mental Health

 Family Youth Professional Partnership Training offerings

Sponsored by the County of San Diego HHSA Children's Mental Health

Definitions:

Family:  a caregiver/parent of a child that has or is receiving services from a public child family service system

Youth: a person under age 25 that has or is receiving services from a public child family service system

Family Partner/ Family Support Partner: a person who meets the above Family definition and is employed and identified as a peer  for families/youth currently receiving services.

Youth Partner/ Youth Support Partner:  a person who meets the above Youth definition and is employed and identified as a peer  for families/youth currently receiving services.

Professional Partner: anyone employed or a volunteer at a agency and/or community based organization that provides services to families, youth and/or children that is not identified as a family/youth peer.

Online Training

Call 619-546-5852 to receive ID and web link

In Person Workshops

For audiences of Administrators, Program Directors, Program Managers, Evaluators and Direct Line Staff other than Family/Youth Partners  

Working Together ll  

4 hours * this workshop offers 4 CEUs for LCSW and MFT 

Description: This training increase one’s skills in the practice of working with and supporting Family/Youth Partners at both the agency and individual levels and assist participants in incorporating the principles’ of Family Youth Professional Partnership at various program levels. 

Trainings for Family and Youth

Intro to Family Youth Professional Partnrship- San Diego Style

Description:  As a result of training, Family/Youth Partner shall receive introduction to the concepts of: A) Working with CSOC providers and County of San Diego CMHS to provide input to the mental health system on a policy and administrative level through the variety of roles family/youth partners have. B) Providing additional support and linkage to other services and community resources to families and youth currently receiving services, as a Family/Youth Support

    Pathways to Partnership -San Diego 40 hours intense training

Description: This training guides family and youth who have had involvement with public systems, from being a recipient of services to opening opportunities to become a “partnership broker”. This training teaches family and youth to utilize their experience <as a recipient of services from a public child-family serving system> to assist other family, youth and providers to better understand the cultural differences, system mandates, and roles within a Children’s System of Care for Family and Youth Partners. Furthermore, this training provides experiential activities that assist family or youth to identify a meaningful career path within a Children’s System of Care.  Provides an in-depth review of roles for family/youth involvement, as well as prepares recipients to serve family and youth receiving services, to identify resources, linkages and support systems, that assist in meeting goals. Furthermore, this training supports a cohesive foundation for the roles & responsibilities of Family & Youth Partners, thus providing the community with consistency in training and an organized service-delivery support for the advancement of Family-Youth-Partners as a career.

Advance Training 

For audiences of agency's presonnel that work together in the roles of Professional Partners and Family/Youth Partners 

To register call 619-546-5852

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