GCSCORED Institute on Youth Development, Relational & Emotional Wellness
Emotional First Aid for Youth Workers™
Supporting young people is meaningful work—but it can also be emotionally demanding.
Whether you are a youth worker, educator, counselor, probation professional, mentor, coach, faith leader, law enforcement officer, parent, or another helping professional, you deserve spaces that support your well-being, too.
Join us for an interactive Coaching Experience & Learning Lab (CELL™) designed to strengthen your emotional wellness through the Relationship Cultivation Competencies (RCCs) of the CSS Framework®.
📅 Thursday, July 30, 2026
Choose the session that works best for you:
Lunch & Learn
🕕 12:00–1:30 PM EST
📍 Zoom
💲 FREE Through Grant Funding
Evening Session
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM EST
📍 Zoom
💲 FREE Through Grant Funding
You spend your days supporting others.
Helping professionals often carry invisible emotional weight.
You may be supporting youth through:
- difficult family situations
- grief and loss
- trauma
- behavioral challenges
- conflict
- crisis
- uncertainty
Over time, those experiences can affect your emotional wellness in ways that are easy to overlook.
Not because you're doing something wrong.
Because you're human.
You are a person before you are a professional.
Your role is important.
Your humanity is just as important.
At GCSCORED Institute, we believe emotional wellness is not something you earn after taking care of everyone else.
It is something worth cultivating because you matter.
This experience was intentionally designed to create space for you to pause, reflect, learn, practice, and leave feeling renewed—not simply informed.
Every relationship begins with the one you have with yourself.
This Coaching Experience & Learning Lab (CELL™) introduces practical tools grounded in the Relationship Cultivation Competencies (RCCs) of the CSS Framework®.
Rather than adding one more thing to your to-do list, you'll learn practices that help you become more aware of your emotional experiences, respond with greater intention, and cultivate sustainable habits that support your overall well-being.
Why This Institute Matters?
Youth-serving professionals are experiencing increasing demands, stressors, and responsibilities. The GCSCORED Institute was created to strengthen the people behind the programs, classrooms, ministries, teams, and services that support youth every day.
Who Should Attend?
This experience is designed for anyone who supports young people, including:
• Youth Workers
• Educators
• School Counselors
• School Social Workers
• Community Mental Health Professionals
• Therapists
• Coaches
• Juvenile Justice Professionals
• Probation Officers
• Law Enforcement Officers
• Mentors
• Faith Leaders
• Youth Pastors
• Community Organizations
• Foster Parents
• Parents and Grandparents
• After-School Program Staff
• College Faculty and Staff
• Volunteers serving youth
Anyone working directly or indirectly with youth
If your work involves helping young people thrive, this experience is for you.
What You'll Experience
This is not a traditional webinar.
This is an interactive learning experience where participants learn, reflect, discuss, practice, and receive coaching while exploring practical tools they can begin using immediately.
You'll leave with strategies to help you:
• Recognize the early signs of emotional exhaustion and secondary trauma.
• Respond instead of react during emotionally difficult moments.
• Cultivate emotional wellness and soul care.
• Develop sustainable practices for restoration and renewal.
• Strengthen the relationship you have with yourself.
• Create a personalized Emotional First Aid plan you can continue using beyond the session.
About the GCSCORED Institute
The GCSCORED Institute on Youth Development, Relational & Emotional Wellness was created to provide accessible, practical, and transformative professional learning opportunities for those who influence the lives of young people.
The Institute integrates GCSCORED's evidence-informed frameworks, including the RUMERTIME Process®, relationship-centered approaches, neuroscience, emotional wellness education, and positive youth development principles.
Participants will leave with tools they can use personally and professionally to strengthen relationships, improve well-being, and support healthy youth development.
About the Coaching Experience & Learning Lab (CELL™)
CELL™ is more than training.
It is an interactive experience that combines learning, reflection, discussion, coaching, and practical application to strengthen personal and professional growth.
Participants don't simply receive information—they actively engage with concepts and leave with tools they can immediately apply in everyday life and work.
Registration is now open.
For additional information, contact GCSCORED at:
📧 imhers@gcscored.org
📞 574-315-9981
Every Piece Matters™
Indiana Youth Worker Well-Being Project, Indiana Youth Institute
Frequently Asked Questions
No. This is an interactive Coaching Experience & Learning Lab (CELL™) that includes reflection, discussion, coaching, and practical application.
No. This experience is designed for professionals and caregivers from a wide range of backgrounds.
No. Thanks to grant funding, this event is offered at no cost to participants.
Because you matter.
You spend countless hours helping young people grow, heal, learn, and thrive.
Now it's time to invest in your own emotional wellness.
Join us for Emotional First Aid for Youth Workers™ and experience practical, relationship-centered tools designed to support the person behind the profession.
✔ FREE
✔ Virtual
✔ One Day
✔ Two Sessions
✔ Choose the Time That Works Best for You
Reserve Your Spot Today