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TOOLCIT Curriculum for Learning Collaborative Facilitators
No matter the scope or topic of your training initiative, the ultimate goal of your training effort is to assure that agencies and care providers are able to sustainably implement the new treatment or practice into the continuum of care they provide to children and families. The goal of the TOOLCIT ...Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) Foundations of AF-CBT
Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment designed to improve relationships between children and caregivers in families experiencing frequent conflict, physical force/discipline, or child physical abuse. Professionals learn to engage families, ...Secondary Traumatic Stress: Understanding the Impact on Professionals in Trauma-Exposed Workplaces
Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) is the emotional distress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. For child-serving professionals who are exposed to details of traumatic events in the context of their work, STS is a common occupational hazard. If we ...Part 1: Child and Adolescent Traumatic Stress Reactions to COVID-19-Related Deaths
To date the COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 800,000 deaths in the United States, with more than 140,000 children losing a parent or primary caregiver to COVID-19-related deaths. Due to the nature of these deaths, many children may develop traumatic stress reactions that contribute to prob...
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Part 2: Applying Evidence-Based Treatments for Child Traumatic Stress Reactions to COVID-19-Related Deaths
To date, more than 800,000 individuals in the US have died from COVID-19 and more than 140,000 children and teens have lost parents or primary caregivers to COVID-19-related deaths. Many of these youth are at heightened risk for developing traumatic stress reactions to these deaths. This webinar...
Not Lost in Translation: The Clinician-Interpreter Dyad in the Mental Health Setting
The Not Lost in Translation: The Clinician-Interpreter Dyad in the Mental Health Setting course is intended as a companion piece to the Not Lost in Translation face-to-face or virtual training. This course is based on the resource, A Socio-Culturally, Linguistically-Responsive, and...Empowering Justice: Addressing Trauma in the Juvenile System
Explore how trauma and disproportionality are connected and how these experiences impact young people, their families, and their communities. This webinar examines both historical and present-day causes of disproportionality, as well as how exposure to trauma can influence behaviors and interactions...Estrés Traumático Secundario: Cómo Entender el Impacto que Tiene el Trabajo de Trauma en los Profesionales
Desarrollado por Raven Cuellar, PhD, Carmen Rosa Noroña, LCSW, Ms. Ed., Ginny Sprang, PhD, and Savina Treves, MA, LPC este seminario define lo que es el Estrés Traumático Secundario (EST), describe como el contexto socio-cultural y las experiencias migratorias pueden impactar las experiencias de...
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online
Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online is 5-hour interactive online course that helps participants learn the core actions of PFA and describes ways to apply them in different post-disaster scenarios and with different survivor needs. This course also covers provider well-being before, during, and a...
Working with Parents Involved in the Child Welfare System
Unresolved trauma can negatively affect parents’ coping, parenting, and the ability to interact effectively with the child welfare system. This online course was developed for individuals who work with birth parents involved in the child welfare system, and offers tips for viewing parents through ...Opportunities and Challenges in Working with Families Across Cultures
Presents brief vignettes from three dramatized therapy sessions with commentary from seasoned trauma therapists who reflect on their own experiences in working with clients of similar and different backgrounds to their own. Webinar participants are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences in w...Using the Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators
The Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators was developed to provide school administrators, teachers, staff, and concerned parents with basic information about working with traumatized children in the school system. The Toolkit is made up of 10 fact sheets that discuss various aspects of trauma ...