Youth at the Center: Effective and Equitable Support at Adolescent Healthcare Clinics Across Washington State

Youth at the Center: Effective and Equitable Support at Adolescent Healthcare Clinics Across Washington State is organized by Cardea Services.
 

This activity was originally released on: June 29, 2022
Continuing education credit until: June 28, 2024.

Description:
This course is comprised of 8 micro-modules divided into three sections: Trauma Informed, Healing-Centered Care, What Are Youth Friendly Services, and Sexual Healthcare and Education. The modules cover a range of topics directly related to trauma informed (healing-centered) care, adolescent friendly care, gender and sexuality affirming care. Each module will include clear learning objectives, interactive content, concrete strategies for implementation, evaluation, and additional resources for program support and continued education. The course is meant to support WA DOH’s goal of expanding and sustaining SBHCs across the state in a way that promotes equity, access and inclusion.

Objectives:
After completing this eLearning course, you will be able to:

Trauma Informed, Healing-Centered Care
• Describe the different types of trauma and common traumatic experiences  
• Describe the neurophysiology of trauma citing specific impacts to the developing brain  
• Screen and identify students who have experienced trauma and are exhibiting trauma responses
• Identify key principles and strategies of a trauma-informed approach  

What Are Youth Friendly Services?
• Define and describe youth friendly services and accompanying strategies
• Develop and deliver adolescent health services that are equitable, accessible, appealing, and effective   
• Implement change to create more youth friendly services at the provider and institutional levels  

Sexual Healthcare and Education
• Describe sexual healthcare and education best practices  
• Identify steps to prepare to address adolescent sexual healthcare
• Effectively answer sensitive questions posed by students related to their sexual and reproductive healthcare.