Training Class Details
Class Title: EQ-4 Modules 3 & 4-Ensuring Safety in the Community for Staff, Youth and Families: Community Safety and Interacting with First Responders
Class Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Class Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Availability: Employees and Eligible Participants
Available spaces: 25
Class Location: Webinar: Access details will be emailed the business day before the training.
[ Online ]
[ Online ], CA 94618
Class Trainers: Kijafa Idalliah
Class Description:

EQ4 Module 3 & 4-Ensuring Safety in the Community for Staff, Youth and Families: Community Safety & Interacting with First Responders

Training Summary: 

When providing services in a new community, there are many key areas to focus on to increase staff and youth safety. This training will review best practices for getting to know a new community and identifying potential risk factors and how to respond thoughtfully to each. We will also review best practices in transporting clients or families in the community and how to respond to a crisis while driving. 

In the second segment of the training, the group will focus on interactions with first responders while caring for youth or families. Participants will explore reasons key situations such as psychiatric emergencies, interactions with law enforcement, and medical emergencies, including why a provider might initiate those services and how to navigate and collaborate with first responders. Participants will also discuss best practices in following up after contact with a first responder, including communication, adjusting case plans, or updating safety plans as appropriate for youth and family needs. 

Class Objectives:

·       Participants will be able to identify 3 keyways to assess for safety in the community while providing services to youth and families. 

·       Participants will be able to identify 3 strategies for transporting youth or families safely. 

·       Participants will be able to identify 1 strategy for each of the major types of emergencies in the community that may require collaborating with first responders (psychiatric, interactions with law enforcement, medical emergencies) 

 

How can participants utilize their new skills and knowledge after the training to reinforce their learning?

  • Participants will be able to analyze their current case load and create collaborative safety plans unique to each youth in care.
  • Participants will advocate on behalf of their youth and families in care by examining the current processes in place under the lens of seeking out bias-impacted practices.