Workshop / Presentation Summary
Two Hour, Half-day or Full-day for Professional Service Providers in Child Welfare, Correctional, Mental Health and Educational Settings

How we structure social services (like child welfare, corrections, mental health and education) and collaborate as service providers has a large influence on the ability of children, youth and their families to cope with adversity. In this presentation, Dr. Ungar will explore both the research on best practices and examples from the lived experience of professionals on the front-lines of practice. He will show that we already know a great deal about how to provide effective services to vulnerable populations who face the challenges of acute stressors like abuse and the chronic stressors of poverty, racism, disability and other forms of marginalization. Building on Michael’s work around the globe with youth across cultures, a model of coordinated services that helps young people navigate their way to professional and community supports, while negotiating with service providers for programming that is culturally relevant will be discussed.