Parents will learn about the different types of trauma, how they manifest in the developing child and strategies for parenting with a trauma-informed approach.
Workshop outline:
Session 1 – Trauma and the adopted child
1. Understanding trauma
2. Children in care
3. Child/adolescent development
4. Attachment
5. Trauma storms
Session 2 – Core principles of trauma-informed parenting
1. Safety
2. Relationships
3. Communication
Session 3 – Healing and self-care
1. Non-trauma moments
2. Scale of healing
3. Environments of healing
4. Self-care
Activities: Presented in an online multi-media format, activities include live online presentations, group discussions, reading articles, watching videos, breakout rooms.
Facilitator: This workshop is taught by an instructor with over 16 years in the permanency field. She holds her Master's in Social Work and is a Ph.D. candidate in Child and Youth Care.
Dates: Tuesdays, October 8, 15, and 22 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $95 per person.
Format: Zoom. Please check your computers/devices compatibility here.
Login info: It will be provided to you one day prior to each workshop session.
**Please note that we require a minimum of 12 participants to run the workshop.
