Training Class Details
Class Title: EQ-4 Module 1: Self-Care, Self-Control & Preferred Self / Equilibrium Chapter 1: Why are You Here
Class Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Class Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Availability: Employees and Eligible Participants
Available spaces: 12
Class Location: Webinar - refer to the class description section for more information about how to participate.
[ Online ]
[ Online ], CA 94618
Class Trainers: Kijafa Idalliah
Class Description:

EQ-4 Chapter 1:

In the first segment of this training, we will discuss the concept of ‘preferred self’, a concept from Narrative Therapy also known as how we express our values around caring for youth and families while we are at work. This course will discuss the two major reasons that professionals working with youth and families don’t always live up to our preferred self: crisis and burnout. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss prevention plans for both barriers, including developing a self-control plan for times of crisis and a self-care plan during times of burnout. 

 

Class Objectives: (what knowledge, ideas or skills will participants explore, learn, and practice during the training)

  • Participants will develop an understanding of burnout and the symptoms
  • Participants will develop a self-care plan to utilize if they are beginning to feel overwhelmed by their job roles. 
  • Participants will be able to identify key strategies in preventing burnout to increase sustainable longevity in supporting youth
Equilibrium Chapter 1:

This training is going to review the materials from the Equilibrium curriculum as it relates to chapter one Why are you here. Through didactic, collaborative, and individual reflective learning, the group will explore the values that brought them to work in the child welfare system, how to maintain connection to those during difficult times with thoughtful personal resilience plans, and the professional responsibilities related to expressing those values such as cultural humility. These activities will support staff to provide thoughtful, responsible services for youth in their care.

 

Class Objectives: (what knowledge, ideas or skills will participants explore, learn, and practice during the training)

 

·         Strengthen staff member’s connection to their motivation in their work and how that drive has shifted over time.

·         Increased understanding of what values they brought and how they changed over time in their job role.

·         Reflect on signs of burn out and help staff develop insight on resilience plans that have been effective over time.

·         Understand how personal experiences (cultural, trauma experiences, daily life experiences) can negatively impact one’s work with youth in care

·         Identify signals of unconscious bias and how to combat it in work with youth and families.