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Spiritual and Behavioral Health First Aid for Youth is a comprehensive 10 lesson certification program designed to equip adults with practical, faith integrated tools to recognize and respond to spiritual, emotional, and behavioral health challenges in children and adolescents.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":340401,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Course Summary<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nGrounded in fidelity to the authority of Scripture and informed by evidence based and trauma informed principles, this training prepares parents, educators, ministry leaders, coaches, and caregivers to serve as trusted first responders in the lives of young people. Participants learn how emotional distress presents differently across developmental stages, how to engage youth in supportive and age appropriate conversations, how to stabilize crisis situations, and how to connect families to appropriate professional care when needed.\r\n\r\nThrough the foundational 4R model Recognize, Relate, Respond, and Refer, the course addresses anxiety and despair, depression, trauma, suicide risk, behavioral challenges, digital age pressures, cultural dynamics, and adolescent identity development. Special attention is given to the ways young people wrestle with belonging, purpose, and meaning in today\u2019s rapidly shifting cultural landscape, and how spiritually grounded adults can respond with both compassion and clarity.\r\n\r\nWhether serving in homes, classrooms, churches, or community settings, SBHFA-CA empowers adults to provide competent, confident, and hope centered care to the next generation.\r\n\r\nCourse Outline and Presenters<\/span><\/strong>\r\n\r\nLesson 1: The 4R Model for Helping Youth Recognize, Relate, Respond, Refer<\/strong>\r\n– Zach Clinton, Ph.D.\r\n\r\nLesson 2: Anxiety and Despair in Children and Adolescents<\/strong>\r\n– Mercy Connors, Ph.D.\r\n\r\nLesson 3: Responding to Depression, Withdrawal, and Mood Changes in Teens<\/strong>\r\n– Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.\r\n\r\nLesson 4: Helping Youth Cope with Traumatic Events<\/strong>\r\n– Chinwe Williams, Ph.D.\r\n\r\nLesson 5: What to do When a Young Person Talks About Suicide or Self Harm<\/strong>\r\n– Jennifer Ellers, M.A.\r\n\r\nLesson 6: When Behavior Is a Cry for Help\u2013\u2013Trauma, ADHD, or Defiance?<\/strong>\r\n– Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.\r\n\r\nLesson 7: Loneliness, Social Media, and the Digital World Shaping Our Kids<\/strong>\r\n– Mark Mayfield, Ph.D.\r\n\r\nLesson 8: Substances, Self-Medication, and the Search for Relief<\/strong>\r\n– John Eklund, MSW\r\n\r\nLesson 9: Supporting the Emotional, Behavioral, and Spiritual Well-Being for Marginalized Youth and Communities<\/strong>\r\n– Chinwe Williams, Ph.D.\r\n\r\nLesson 10: Helping Youth Navigate Identity and Meaning in a Confusing Cultural Moment<\/strong>\r\n– Kathy Koch, Ph.D.\r\n\r\n ","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[587,617],"product_tag":[1127,926,1141,1128],"class_list":["post-340347","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-certification-programs","product_cat-mental-health-coaching","product_tag-adolescents","product_tag-mental-health","product_tag-sbhfay-ondt","product_tag-spiritual-well-being","first","instock","virtual","sold-individually","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n