A Young Man's Guide: Virtual Training Open Enrollment September 2024

A Young Man's Guide to Self-Mastery

Open Enrollment Virtual Training Opportunity

This innovative, evidence-based 14 session manualized curriculum is designed for working with adolescents and transitional age youth (TAY) who have a masculine experience of the world. Space will be limited for this interactive virtual training.

A Young Man’s Guide to Self-Mastery is an invaluable resource for practitioners in mental health clinics, juvenile justice facilities, and residential and outpatient facilities. This is designed for a wide range of gender-expansive youth, including those who are transgender or nonbinary. It is a trauma-informed, gender-responsive treatment program that addresses the impacts of socialization and adverse (traumatic) life experiences and how these contribute to impaired critical thinking, trouble in dealing with emotions, antisocial behavior, and substance misuse. This 14-session program helps participants to understand the effects of adversity and trauma in their lives, develop healthy senses of themselves, understand their emotions, increase their communication skills, better understand their sexual and gender identities, and build healthy relationships. It incorporates grounding techniques, experiential learning activities, discussion groups, and written assignments in an atmosphere of safety and of mutual learning. The comprehensive facilitator’s guide explains the theoretical foundation and real-life connection between trauma and substance use, and provides clear guidelines and strategies for conducting the program.

Topics

• Developing gender-responsive services
• The world of boys
• Theoretical foundation
• Becoming trauma informed and trauma responsive
• Boys in juvenile justice settings
• Specific interactive exercises

Purchasing materials for this training is not required.  We suggest that each person attending the training have a workbook to enhance your learning experience.  It is also recommended that those who plan to facilitate A Young Man's Guide to Self-Mastery also have a facilitator’s guide available. 

Please visit our online bookstore or see our Book Order Form for additional information and ordering, or email kim@stephaniecovington.com. Be sure to order materials a minimum of two weeks before the training starts for timely delivery.

The facilitator’s manual is a step-by-step guide containing the theory, structure, and content needed for running groups. The workbook allows participants to process and record the therapeutic experience. The materials are designed to be user-friendly and self-instructive. This allows the A Young Man's Guide to Self-Mastery program to be implemented by a staff with a wide range of training and experience.