Participants attending this session will be provided with an overview of key components and the importance of Comprehensive, Trauma-Informed Assessments (CTIAS) that centers engagement and cultural humility. Topics will include ways to partner with families during the CTIA process and examples of strategies and tools that can be used to adapt the CTIA process for the individual youth and family. Interactive discussion and activities will allow space for participants to reflect on their assessment experiences and practice skills, such as engagement strategies and providing collaborative, person-centered, and strengths-based feedback with youth experiencing dual diagnoses.
Learning Objectives - Participants will be able to:
- Define components and the importance of Comprehensive, Trauma-Informed Assessments founded in engagement and cultural humility
- Describe how to engage, collaborate, and partner with families during the CTIA process
- Recognize opportunities and examples of strategies and tools that can be used to adapt the CTIA process for the individual youth and family through the collaborative therapeutic relationship
- Describe ways to provide feedback that is collaborative, person-centered, and strengths-based to meet the needs of the youth and family.
Speaker: Dr. Angela Tunno,