This in-person workshop is a facilitated learning environment where providers apply the concepts from the virtual series to real scenarios and organizational contexts. The lab focuses on practical skill-building, reflective dialogue, and collaborative problem-solving. Focus Areas:
• Making meaning of the four core elements of thriving community life: safety, youth
voice, belonging through intentional space design, and sustaining the people who hold the
work
• Applying the core elements into real provider contexts
• Peer exchange and shared learning across provider sites and roles
What Participants Leave With:
• Concrete strategies for building relational trust with youth and families
• Tools for designing environments where belonging can emerge
• Language and approaches for supporting youth agency and shared leadership
• A personal sustainability plan and organization-specific takeaways. Two Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for participants with social work and professional counseling licenses (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC). If you would like to request CEUs, you may do so in the evaluation survey sent after completing this training. For more information on ICOY’s training attendance policy please see here: https://www.icoyouth.org/attendance-policy Trainer: Karlyn Boens