Professional Learning

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jacqueline.vickery@gmail.com

I design and facilitate professional learning experiences for adults who work with young people, with a focus on media education, digital well-being, and youth development. My work supports educators, child welfare professionals, youth workers, and community leaders in building practical, reflective approaches to supporting young people in a media-saturated world.

Professional learning offerings are grounded in research, trauma-informed practice, and Positive Youth Development, with an emphasis on real-world application rather than abstract theory. All sessions are designed to support concrete decision-making, program design, and day-to-day practice.

What Professional Learning Looks Like:

Professional development workshops & trainings
Continuing education-eligible sessions
Multi-part learning series or cohorts
Facilitated conversations & reflective learning spaces
Implementation support connected to youth programs or organizational priorities

Core Focus Areas

Media education & digital well-being
Youth media use, culture, and online risk
Supporting critical thinking & healthy engagement with technology
Trauma-informed and developmentally grounded approaches to digital skills
Youth voice, agency, and participation
Media, identity, and equity

Who I Work With

Schools & school districts
Foster care & child welfare organizations
Youth-serving organizations & after-school programs
Libraries & community organizations
Faith-based groups and leadership programs

Formats & Logistics

Half-day or full-day workshops
Short trainings or in-service sessions
Multi-session learning series
Virtual, in-person, or hybrid formats
Continuing education alignment discussed based on organizational needs

My Approach to Professional Learning

I approach professional learning that is research-informed and practice-centered, grounded in the realities of participants’ day-to-day work. I facilitate learning spaces that are culturally responsive and trauma-informed, creating room for reflection, dialogue, and shared problem-solving rather than one-directional instruction.

Sessions are designed to offer practical tools and frameworks participants can use immediately, while also honoring the expertise and lived experience they already bring. Rather than prescribing one-size-fits-all solutions, I support learning, adaptation, and growth within each organization’s specific context.

Sessions are interactive, discussion-based, and designed to help participants connect learning to their day-to-day work with young people.
Content is always adapted to the audience, whether working with educators, foster care and child welfare systems, nonprofit staff, libraries, or faith-based organizations.
I bring experience working across diverse settings and with professionals supporting youth who are often underserved or navigating complex systems, including LGBTQ+ youth, youth living with mental illness, and youth experiencing foster care.

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