Who am I? Fostering Identity Development and Resilience in Youth - September 25, 2026

A 3-Hour Training with Dr. Tana Bridge

Virtual via Zoom | 8:30am-12:00pm

Presentation: A critical developmental task for youth is identity development. Lived experiences and losses often create ambiguity and uncertainty leading to grief, loss of self-esteem, and personal challenges. This training will explore this critical stage of life and identify opportunities to foster youth identity and resilience. Focused attention will be on ‘trends’ in identity formation including substance use, social media, etc. Challenges and opportunities for vulnerable youth including those that have experienced trauma, foster and adopted youth, those raised by caregivers struggling with substance use disorder, mental illness, etc. will be explored.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the unique cognitive and developmental stages and challenges for teens;
2. Explore the challenges in fostering a healthy sense of self and identity for vulnerable youth; and
3. Identify critical identity challenges associate with traumatic loss and ambiguous loss.

3 Contact Hours Available

CRSW Performance Domains: 2-3 & 5
LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 5 & 15
Certified Prevention Specialist Domains: 6
NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category A) & Psychologist (Category A) 

NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

This course has been approved by New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #23792, NHADACA is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services.