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Workshop - Supporting Farm Youth through Understanding and Intervention
This free, 3-hour professional development workshop provides an overview of the stressors unique to growing up on a farm and equips attendees to support adolescents in stress.
Register at: https://supportingfarmyouth.eventbrite.com
The farm economy of the last few years has been difficult and destructive for farm families. The downturn doesn’t just affect the financial and emotional well-being of farm and ranch owners; it impacts family members as well. Children and adolescents may be living in tense situations with little ability to make sense of what is going on around them.
Rural communities often lack resources for youth experiencing family stress and/or crisis. It is critical that people who work with farm kids develop the knowledge and skills to understand, support, and intervene on their behalf in times of stress.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Teachers, school counselors, school administrators, 4-H leaders, FFA advisors, youth pastors, social workers, mental health professionals, health care professionals, and others who work with farm youth.
DATES
July 22, 2019, 9 to 12 noon July 25, 2019, 9 to 12 noon
Willmar, MN Detroit Lakes, MN
Ridgewater College Minnesota State Community & Technical College
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
* Learn about the complex and unique personal stressors common in farming today.
* Learn about the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study, typical developmental milestones in adolescence, and the impact stress has on emotional and physical development.
* Explore relationship-building techniques and interventions.
* Learn about resources within their communities.
* Be trained in QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer), an emergency response to someone in a suicide crisis.
CEUs: Participants will receive certificates of attendance. Approved by the MN Board of Social Work and in review by MN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy. Teachers, nurses, pastors and others are responsible for determining whether this workshop meets their profession’s certification and licensing requirements.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Monica Kramer McConkey, LPC has 25 years of experience in the behavioral health field as a child and adolescent counselor, program supervisor, and administrator. Monica grew up on a farm in Northwest Minnesota and has intimate understanding of the dynamics that contribute to farm stress and its impact on farm families.
This workshop is supported by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2018-38640-28416 through the North Central Region SARE program under project number ENC18-170. The MDA and USDA are equal opportunity employers and service providers. The opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this workshop do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event please contact Stephen Moser at 651-201-6012 or through the Minnesota Relay Service at 711 as soon as possible.
Meg Moynihan
Senior Advisor, Strategy & Innovation
651-201-6616 (direct) 651-201-6120 (fax)
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