Responding to Youth in Crisis

Youth with aggressive, assaultive, and self-destructive behaviors present risk to the safety and well being of themselves, other youth, and staff. Explore a continuum of interventions for addressing serious behavior problems including prevention, early intervention, emergency response, and post crisis response. Safety awareness, limit setting, crisis communications, risk assessment, and crisis intervention guidelines are also be reviewed.

Instructor Paul Gibson, LCSW, is a Program Consultant with over 28 years of experience developing and directing programs for culturally diverse youth in residential, public health, mental health, and vocational services. He has more than 20 years experience as a licensed therapist and educator providing extensive trainings for youth service providers on working with vulnerable youth. He currently serves on the Mayor’s Transitional Youth Task Force in San Francisco.