Course Description

*Enrollment is currently closed. Check back later for our CYM Training 2.0!*

Have your employees take this free online training developed by Wraparound Coaches and Facilitators working in Colorado! Annika Fairbairn LPC and Patrick Lafferty are Wraparound Facilitators for Consultants for Children, and know the difficulty of working as a CYM. This training helps fill in gaps such as:

  • working with clients with dual diagnoses
  • trauma responsive care
  • understanding Wraparound
  • working with the youth
  • crisis management
  • professionalism
  • ethics.

This training requires an 8 hour internship/shadowing experience. The employee must have a CYM or other related professional to shadow at their own agency. Consultants for Children cannot provide this shadowing experience, so please plan accordingly for each employee.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Introduction

    • Course Acknowledgement

    • Introduction to Training

    • Role of a CYM

    • How to be a Great Mentor

    • Role of a CYM vs Other Roles

    • Important People You May Work With

    • Principles Meet Practice

    • Scenario 1

    • Scenario 1 Continued

    • Scenario 1 Questions

    • Scenario 2

    • Scenario 2 Questions

    • Principles Meet Practice: My Agency's CYMs
  • 2

    Module 2: Disorders in Youth

    • What is Autism?

    • Subtle Signs of Autism 0-7 years old

    • Can you make it to the end?

    • Maybe Signs of Autism

    • Revised DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder

    • Autism — What we know (and what we don't know yet)

    • Autism Treatment- Introduction to Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention

    • Autism Meltdown at the Mall

    • Uta Frith - Autism The First Fifty Years - Mind Brain Behavior Distinguished Lecture

    • 'Anxiety in School' Real Look Autism Episode 1

    • 'Messy Eating' Real Look Autism Episode 2

    • 'Food Allergies and Autism' Real Look Autism Episode 3

    • 'Down Syndrome and Autism' Real Look Autism Episode 4

    • 'Playing with Toys' Real Look Autism Episode 5

    • 'Grocery Store Outing' Real Look Autism Episode 6

    • 'Neighborhood Play Group' Real Look Autism Episode 7

    • 'Communication Device' Real Look Autism Episode 8

    • 'Behavior Plan at Camp' Real Look Autism Episode 10

    • 'Art Therapy' Real Look Autism Episode 11

    • 'Swim School' Real Look Autism Episode 12

    • 'Hand Washing' Real Look Autism Episode 13

    • 'Going to Church' Real Look Autism Episode 14

    • Girls with Autism

    • Severe autism, resistive, escape behavior -running away

    • Thinking in Pictures

    • Use a Learning Theory- Behaviorism

    • Living with Sensory Processing Disorder

    • CARTA- What is Theory of Mind- Theory of Mind in Human Babies The Social Brain in Adolescence

    • Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)

    • Dyslexia for a Day- Writing Simulation

    • 'The Funny Side Of Autism'

    • What Happened When this Autistic Boy Got a Dog

    • Insights from an Autistic- What is & is not Stimming

    • Assessment and Treatment of Self Injury

    • The Forgotten History of Autism

    • Stranger in the Family

    • Essentials for Educators High Functioning Autism & Asperger Syndrome

    • My Experience with Autism

    • Autism Training for Therapist

    • Diagnoses That Can Accompany ASD

    • ADHD

    • The Strength Model of Self-Control

    • Dual Diagnosis Video

    • Linked Video Check

    • Module 2 Quiz
  • 3

    Module 3: Trauma Responsive Care

    • Trauma Responsive Care (Part 1)

    • We Can Prevent ACEs

    • Trauma Responsive Care (Part 2)

    • Childhood Trauma and the Brain

    • Trauma Responsive Care (Part 3)

    • The Window of Tolerance

    • How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime

    • Linked Video Check

    • Module 3 Quiz
  • 4

    Module 4: What is Wraparound?

    • What is High Fidelity Wraparound?

    • Wraparound Framework

    • The Roles of Wraparound

    • Wraparound Team Meetings

    • Beyond the Team Meetings

    • Introduction to Wraparound: Monthly Minute

    • Coordinating Wraparound with Evidence Based Practice

    • Wraparound - Bringing Systems Together: Monthly Minute

    • Linked Video Check

    • Module 4 Quiz
  • 5

    Module 5: Working with a Youth

    • Module 5: Working with a Youth

    • What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

    • Building Rapport with a Youth

    • Working in the Home vs. in the Community

    • Cultural Responsiveness

    • Using Creativity During a Session

    • Using Reinforcement Strategies to Improve Behavior for Children with Autism in all

    • Principles Meet Practice: Scheduling your session

    • Module 5 Quiz
  • 6

    Module 6: Crisis Management

    • Understanding Behavior

    • Defining a Behavior

    • Challenging Behavior in Young Children

    • Behavior- As Easy As 'A-B-C'

    • How to collect ABC Data

    • Reacting to a Crisis Behavior

    • Prevention

    • Early Intervention

    • Early Intervention Principles to Practice

    • Crisis Response

    • Principles to Practice

    • Principles to Practice "Lucas' Story"

    • Principles to Practice Lucas' Story

    • Principles Meet Practice: Crisis Planning

    • Functional Analysis of Problem Behavior

    • Implementing Crisis Procedures According to Protocol

    • Module 6 Quiz

    • Handle with Care Recorded Verbal Session

    • Handle With Care Verbal Quiz
  • 7

    Module 7: Professionalism

    • Professionalism

    • Take a Moment

    • Professionalism as a CYM

    • Professionalism in the Workplace

    • Personal Culture and Bias

    • Overcoming Cultural Bias in the Workplace

    • Linked Video Check

    • Dress for the Occasion

    • Communication

    • Boundaries

    • Advocacy

    • In the Client's Home

    • Module 7 Quiz
  • 8

    Module 8: Ethics

    • Ethics Survey

    • Ethics and Supervision Introduction

    • Ethical Foundations

    • Ethics and Professional Boundaries

    • State Reporting Requirements

    • HIPAA

    • DHS, CPS, and Elder Abuse Reporting Protocol Part 1

    • DHS, CPS, and Elder Abuse Reporting Protocol Document

    • Wraparound Mission Statement

    • Code of Ethics Part 1

    • Code of Ethics Links Part 1.5

    • Code of Ethics Part 2

    • Code of Ethics- Part 3 Values Target Activity

    • Ethics Scenario Video

    • Ethics Practice Scenario Response

    • Questions to Ask Yourself

    • Important Ethical Considerations for CYMs

    • Ethics Quiz
  • 9

    Module 9: Training Review and Debrief

    • Training Review and Debrief

    • Principles Meets Practice Part 2

    • Scenario 1 Revisited

    • Scenario 1 Revisited Continued

    • Scenario 1 Revisited Questions

    • Scenario 2 Revisited

    • Scenario 2 Revisited Questions
  • 10

    Other Important Topics to Review

    • Additional Informational Videos

    • Implementing Token Economies

    • Implementing Maintenance and Generalization

    • Antecedent Variables Stimulus Control and Discrimination Training

    • Differential Reinforcement Procedures

    • Implementation of Interventions

    • Implementing Extinction Procedures

    • Operant Conditioning- Schedules of Reinforcement

    • Structured Work Systems in the Classroom and at Home
  • 11

    Comprehensive Exam

    • Comprehensive Exam

    • 8-Hour Internship

    • Course Completion