Participants will leave the course with the ability to:

Identify key biological mechanisms of emotion and behavior at the core of successful treatment and recognize when those mechanisms are at play during diverse behavioral events in their venue

Employ group activities, real-time and written assessments, therapeutic games, and dynamic resources that capitalize on organic processes to establish and maintain safety, and therapeutic quality in the milieu

Apply tailored interventions that target emotion and behavior directly at the level of biology and lay the prerequisite foundation for authentically trauma-informed/responsive programs

Utilize organic physiological processes to improve safety, outcomes, and staff retention, and reduce coercion, restraint, and vicarious trauma

Recognize and match clients’ emotions and behaviors with predictability levels of homeostatic resources (food, safety/shelter, survival partner)

Classify, track, and measure dynamic homeostatic predictability levels to forecast potential escalations

Identify opportunities to reduce unpredictability, and intervene prior to biological initiatives toward anxiety and aggression

Resolve perceived or actual survival-resource omission through shared body-state, or by providing the resource, to intervene in the biological trajectory toward violence

Review their agency’s policy and protocol for opportunities to meaningfully address gaps between science and practice in their venue

Lead substantive conversations challenging traditional norms that lead to poor outcomes and harm in youth and family service settings

Designed for:

• Direct-care staff and leadership who have demonstrated an authentic commitment to improving the child welfare-youth treatment field, including; residential Youth Treatment staff and leadership, program directors, clinicians, youth treatment support staff, intake specialists, regulatory support professionals, detention, Human Services staff and leadership.

This course is designed for professionals who are primarily engaged in ongoing direct work with youth and families who are either system-involved or at-risk of becoming system-involved. The content is intended for direct application with youth and families.

This course is also recommended for individuals in the following roles:

• Diversion staff and leadership, community-based services staff and leadership, Probation or parole staff and leadership, Human Resources, Policy makers, Educators, Psychiatric hospital staff and leadership, community stakeholders.

Individuals who are not appropriate participants for this course:

• Trainers, coaches, and consultants. If you are not primarily engaged in ongoing direct work with youth and families who are either system-involved or at-risk of becoming system-involved this course is not appropriate for you.

• An empowering balance of science and application. Refreshingly interactive didactics supported by dynamic experientials that integrate visual, auditory, and kinesthetic components, and engage cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning.

• Youth and family services is whole-body work, effective training is a whole-body experience. Courses are in-person.

• Level I is an intensive course. Be prepared for a powerful, content-dense five days. This program is intended for individuals, organizations, and policy makers ready to effect substantial change.

• Complete and meaningful participation. If you are unable to attend the full course or meaningfully participate for the duration of the course you will be invited to leave.

• Light snacks and beverages will be available during course hours. Meals are not provided. We will break for lunch each day for one hour. Participants are welcome to remain on site for lunch or eat lunch off-site.

• Not a train-the-trainer program. BBI Trainers will be selected from participants who have successfully and meaningfully completed levels one through three.

$1000 USD per participant