Foundations of Trauma-Informed Care

Service Description

This six-hour workshop provides participants with the opportunity to explore core concepts related to trauma-informed care, including a shared definition of trauma, traumatic stress, and the trauma system. Participants apply information gathered from the latest research and their own case practice to examine how trauma and traumatic stress can alter the development of brain structures resulting in functional impairments across intellectual, emotional, and behavioral domains. Participants draw upon knowledge and skills from Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) to connect to how a child's past trauma history continues to impact their current functioning as they struggle to cope with chronic stress and ongoing trauma reminders in their social environment.