Youth Services: Connecting with Those in Need and Understanding the Challenges
2020-03-17
Webinar participants will be able to understand the hierarchy of needs, how to identify the specific needs of youth, how to build rapport (quickly), and how to work with youth to connect them to the services they need while understanding various barriers to accessing services.
Magda Demerritt is a South Florida native, born and raised in Miami-Dade County. She attended Florida International University where she earned both her Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Social Work. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Florida. She is certified in Child Welfare, trained in several crisis management interventions and speaks fluent Haitian/Creole. Magda has over 15 years of experience providing care and treatment to members of the community as well as providing supervision and leadership to newer professionals in the field. She specializes in Trauma having been trained in Traumatic Incident Reduction and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She provides supervision for Registered Clinical Social Work Interns looking to find their niche and develop as future leaders in the field.