CSEC for Peer Support Staff: Advocacy, Strategies and Understanding the Clinical Needs

This training provides peer partners with an overview of clinical concerns and strategies to be utilized with caregivers, youth and families impacted by human trafficking. It will offer groundbreaking perspectives on CSEC and trauma; review common diagnoses and best practice therapeutic interventions; offer practical tools for engagement, intervention and support; as well as address special considerations, barriers and self-care. All information will be applicable to the role of peer support staff, parent partners, etc. The presenters will utilize real life scenarios combined with applicable research to share in an engaging manner. The training will be interactive and delivered from a solution-focused and hopeful perspective.

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to apply the following related to CSEC survivors, caregivers, and families:

Define CSEC and trauma indicators from a broader and survivor-focused perspective
Recognize common mental health diagnoses and clinical interventions
Outline target outcomes
Recall special considerations
Summarize common barriers
Adapt strategies for engagement and advocacy
Discover their own markers for vicarious trauma and create a personal intervention plan

Academic Units

CEUs

0.55

Section Number

243WIS618

Instruction Method

Online class

Section Notes

The format of this virtual training will be on Zoom. You will receive login information via email once your enrollment has been received.

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Section Schedule

Tues., Mar 11th, 2025, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Fees

Instructors

Beatriz Lodia

Beatriz Lodia holds degree in psychology and has pursued careers in both academic and nonprofit settings. She has worked in the mental health field for over 6 years as a youth advocate and currently as a program manager for the Wonder Mentoring Program at Stanford Sierra Youth & Families. Her drive is to amplify the voices that are often overlooked or underserved, and as an instructor for UC Davis Human Services, she uses her skillset to advocate for children, families and underserved communities on a greater scale.

Chevonna Gaylor

Chevonna Gaylor has nearly a decade of experience providing therapy services to families and children. She specializes in diversity and trauma education, and her teaching experience includes numerous presentations on Wraparound, human trafficking awareness, family- and community-based therapy, and a self-designed diversity training model called GRASP (Gaining Respect through Actively Seeking Perspective). Gaylor also volunteers to provide therapeutic services and clinical support to human trafficking survivors and families dealing with terminal illness.