THE PEOPLE HELPING COURSE
The People Helping Course provides youth workers and volunteers with a 4 session overview of basic counselling know-how. We’ll guide you toward creating spaces where youth will feel heard and cared for, as you stretch your listening and responding skills.
TRAINING TOPICS
We know you want to care well for the youth you work with. But how do you grow the skills needed for helping teens through life’s difficulties and frustrations? This course will help you develop listening and supporting skills, allowing you to be truly helpful to teens--but also to the friends and family around us. Most youth workers aren’t trained counselors, but The People Helping Course will guide you in creating environments around people that invite and encourage growth, opening up the way for God to move in both their lives and ours.
CONTENT
This once-per-month class will include teaching, resource connection, skill development, and guided interaction time.
We will meet online on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, starting in February and concluding in May from 9-11:30 PST.
The cost is $100 for the entire 10 hours of course time and is available to YFC|Youth Unlimited staff and volunteers across the country.
Topics will include:
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Attending skills
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Empathy
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Belonginess/Presence
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Motivational Interviewing
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Developmental Relationships
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Boundaries
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Conflict
REGISTRATION CLOSES December 31, 2026
DATES/TIMES
February 17
March 17
April 21
May 19
9:00am – 11:30am Pacific Time
12:00pm – 2:30pm Eastern Time
DETAILS
Cost
$100 per person
Location
Online – you will receive a link before the course starts
For more information contact iona@youthunlimited.com
REGISTRATION
Fill out the Registration Form below
REGISTRATION CLOSES December 31, 2026
“Self-initiated training often takes a back seat in the hustle and bustle of life and ministry, but signing up for this course made it easy to have it scheduled and planned out, I just had to show up ready to learn and grow. This course is a must for all newer staff. Hardcore, straight to the issues, being trained well on the job. A great way to learn and put into practice right from the get go.”
~Jack Wiebe, Morris Youth Unlimited
About the Youth Issues Course
TRAINERS
JEN HUBBARD
Jen Hubbard has been invested in the lives of young people for over twenty-five years, working in drop-in centres, schools, and church settings. That work has evolved to include training and equipping youth ministry staff and volunteers, helping those who care for teens have tangible skills to invest well. Jen is an educator, coach, facilitator, and creator of training resources through Lifeteams School of Youth Outreach. She holds a Master's degree from Trinity Western University and lives in Surrey, BC, with her husband and three teenage sons.
IONA SNAIR
For the past 40 years, Iona Snair has been involved in the lives of vulnerable young people and the adults who care about them. Together with her husband Rob, Iona founded Lifeteams School of Youth Outreach with Vancouver Youth Unlimited 25 years ago, and they still run it today. Iona is a speaker and trainer, preparing volunteers, parents and professionals to enter into the difficult issues young people face. She holds a Master degree from Regent College in Vancouver and lives in Abbotsford, B.C.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
SID KOOP
Canadian Youth Workers Community -
Executive Director
Iona and Jen are veteran youth workers who have been involved in youth ministry for decades. They have loved, served and supported students and leaders in the most difficult circumstances. Their practical tools and resources will encourage and equip you, as parents, teachers or youth workers.
DENISA DYCK
Restorative Justice - Restorative Mentoring Program Coordinator
As a coordinator within the agency, I am always looking for meaningful ways to better equip our volunteer mentors so they stay informed about youth trends and feel confident and supported in their roles. Lifeteams has been exceptional in helping us achieve this. They consistently provide engaging, high-quality training led by knowledgeable and experienced facilitators, particularly in trauma-informed practice and suicide intervention. We have truly appreciated our partnership with Lifeteams.
NIKI LYNNE
Abbotsford Youth Commission - Team Lead
Lifeteams training has helped equip our Abbotsford Youth Commission youth workers with practical skills and a deeply relational approach that has genuinely transformed how they walk alongside young people in our youth drop-in centres. The blend of real-world experience and compassionate mentorship makes this training an invaluable investment for anyone committed to meaningful youth work in their community.
JOSH WIILLMS
Mennonite Church BC - Youth Director
Iona is an incredibly knowledgeable and approachable facilitator. Her seminar provided our youth ministry leaders with immediate, practical tools. If you are looking for a way to effectively resource your leaders, I cannot recommend Iona and the Lifeteams crew enough.
REGISTRATION
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Your registration will not be complete until we have received payment.
