Date: Sun Sep 28, 9:00 AM EDT - Sun Sep 28, 2:30 PM EDT
Category:
- Adult Training
Level:
- Volunteers
Are you prepared to help a Girl Scout experiencing a mental health
crisis? Join our staff for an incredibly worthwhile training aimed at
helping troop leaders, volunteers, parents and caregivers help young
people with an array of mental health challenges facing so many of
them today. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach
parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers,
neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring
citizens how to help an adolescent (ages 12-18) experiencing a mental
health or addictions challenge or who is in crisis.
This
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.
Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders
in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including
AD/HD), and eating disorders.
This training is for
registered Girl Scout Volunteers and non-member adults age 18 and
older. An email will be sent to registrants two weeks prior to the
event with an invitation to complete pre-work. The In-Person portion
of this training will be held simultaneously with this year's
Journey-Palooza Sunday sessions at Camp Hawthorne Ridge.
Youth Mental Health First Aid consists of 2-hours of self-paced
content followed by virtual instructor-led training. Participants will
need to complete the pre-work (about 2 hours) before the In-Person
session on Sunday, Sept. 28, in order to be eligible to participate.
The registration fee includes all materials associated with the
program.
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 nonjudgmentally and give reassurance
to youth who may be experiencing a mental health challenge, and how to
refer a person to appropriate professional support and services.
