Date: October 27, 2025
Author: Cambria Rose Walsh
Time: 5 minute read
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Jen Agosti delves into the application of the EPIS framework and highlights key lessons learned from practical experience, emphasizing the critical importance of prioritizing the Exploration and Preparation phases for successful implementation.
Defines traumatic separation and grief and outlines the developmental impacts on youth. Additionally, participants will learn how to be responsive to the cultural and linguistic needs of youth.
Helps juvenile justice professionals understand how trauma and substance use can influence youth behavior and involvement in the justice system.
Helps school professionals understand how trauma and substance use can affect students’ behavior, learning, and well-being within school settings.
Aids healthcare providers to recognize how trauma and substance use intersect and affect the health and development of children and adolescents in medical settings.
Provides an overview of the connection between child trauma and substance use and how these experiences can impact youth, families, and communities.
Explores policy challenges and solutions relevant to working with refugee youth.
Outlines techniques for engaging families in affirming treatment and care of their LGBTQ youth, including a review of strategies used within the Family Acceptance Project (FAP) with founder Caitlin Ryan.
Supports exploration and decision-making processes when applying for a grant that will help support the selection, implementation, and sustainability planning of a trauma-specific intervention or practice.