Provided by Family Paths (CEU Provider #62239) in conjunction with Chabot-Las Positas Community College District and Alameda County through Title IV-E Funding. This workshop is free & open to those who work with children in the foster care system in Alameda County. Mental health professionals (LCSWs, LMFTs, LEPs, LPCCs and others) in the field are welcome.

THIS TRAINING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AT THE FAMILY PATHS OAKLAND OFFICE. Our office is located at 1737 MLK Jr Way with the building entrance and parking lot off 18th Street. Please note that parking at the office is limited. We have plenty of street parking with two-hour meters nearby, and the 19th Street BART Station is approximately a 12-minute (0.5-mile) walk away. Tickets are limited and will be given to registrants on a first come, first served basis. Light breakfast snacks and drinks will be provided. If you have questions please email trainings@familypaths.org

Training Description:

This 3-hour interactive training equips service providers with practical, culturally responsive mindfulness strategies to build trust and emotional resilience with teens and TAY in both formal and informal settings—whether that's in schools, during a walk, or over coffee. Grounded in relational and trauma-informed care, this session supports professionals in skillfully engaging system-involved youth and newly immigrated families who may be navigating multiple stressors.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Incorporate developmentally appropriate mindfulness practices for youth and families.

Explore ways to adapt techniques based on setting, age, and cultural background.

Practice grounding and co-regulation tools to use in real-time with clients—and for their own wellbeing.

Understand how mindfulness supports relational repair, emotional regulation, and agency in youth.

Participate in experiential exercises, discussion, and reflective practice to build embodied confidence in delivering mindful care.

The Trainer: Jason Gant is a mindfulness consultant specializing in institutional development and integration of mindfulness into athletics, workplaces, and communities. With over a decade of experience as a global learning designer, coach, and mentor, Jason helps athletes, corporations, and young people design more mindful lives.

CE Credit This training meets the qualifications for 3 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. A 15 minute break and 30 minute lunch is not included in the total CEU time awarded. We will be unable to provide attendees with certificates of completion if more than 15 minutes of course content is missed. CE credit will be awarded via email within 4-6 weeks after training. Family Paths, Inc. is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, and LPCCs. Family Paths, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

Disability Accommodation Family Paths will make reasonable efforts during the training to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this training, please contact the Clinical Training Coordinator no later than 5 days before the training. The buildings where most of our trainings are conducted are wheelchair accessible and have disabled parking available.

Cancellation Policy We do not charge for our trainings at present and space is limited. If you cannot attend we ask that you contact us as soon as possible in order to open up that seat to someone else. If training is cancelled, participants are notified via email no later than one week prior to the training if possible. If a trainer has an emergency and notifies the training department in less than week, those registered for the training are notified as soon as possible. Training registrants are provided the makeup date that is scheduled for the training.

Training Grievance Policy Family Paths is committed to providing a work/learning environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. A participant of trainings has the right to seek a remedy for a dispute or disagreement through Family Path’s policies for filing complaints/grievances for participants. Training participants may use available informal means to have decisions reconsidered before filing a formal complaint/grievance. No retaliation of any kind shall be taken against a participant for filing a complaint/grievance. In an effort to provide the highest quality services to participants in our trainings, you are encouraged to report immediately any concerns regarding your training experience to the Clinical Training Coordinator who will provide the complaint form. All participant complaints/grievances should be in writing (which may be in your own language) to the Clinical Training Coordinator, Family Paths, 1727 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Suite #109 Oakland, CA 94612 or by email to trainings@familypaths.org. Once a complaint or grievance has been submitted, you can expect a response no later than ten (10) business days. Upon receipt the Clinical Training Coordinator will conduct a formal review of the complaint/grievance and will attempt a timely resolution, taking appropriate corrective action if warranted by the investigation. If no resolution is forthcoming, or the problem is not satisfactorily resolved, the participant may direct any complaint/grievance to the Program Administrator, Family Paths’ Clinical Director.

Registrations are closed

Incorporating Mindfulness when Working with Teens