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Trauma-Informed Care

Embrace Trauma-Informed Care with Children and Youth

Children and youth who receive intensive services such as out-of-home (residential) care or in-home supports may have been exposed to one or more adverse experiences in early childhood. Persistent negative experiences such as abuse and maltreatment, especially if perpetuated by caregivers, can be the cause of traumatic stress disorder with impairment in three areas: brain development, emotional regulation, and social relationships. This workshop will develop knowledge and skills to provide trauma-informed care for children and people in care. 

 

Group registration available. See below for details. 

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Description

This workshop will explore ideas about challenging behaviour among children and young persons in care. Direct care staff, such as child and youth care practitioners, group home staff and foster carers may observe conduct which is resistant to traditional behaviour management techniques. A young person with complex trauma may present with a variety of issues (anxiety, aggression, self-harm, & suicidality, etc.) and with multiple diagnoses (i.e., conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, depression, anxiety). Participants will explore the connection between various behaviour presentations and early negative experiences. 

Participants will examine how children and youth who have experienced trauma and abuse view the world around them, how they interact with others, and reframe behaviour issues through the lens of trauma-informed practice. The shift from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” will promote the young person’s well-being and resist re-traumatization. The workshop includes strategies and skill-building activities which can be put into practice to ensure quality care for our most vulnerable young people.  

 Learning Outcomes 

  1. Recognize signs and symptoms of trauma in children and youth.  
  2. Understand how trauma impacts young people who have experienced trauma, abuse and maltreatment and apply trauma-informed approaches to reframe so-called negative behaviour. 
  3. Use knowledge of trauma to build safe and caring relationships with children and youth. 
  4. Use knowledge of trauma and its impact on brain development to foster resilience and support children and youth to learn skills for healing and recovery from trauma. 

Who Should Attend  

This training will benefit anyone serving children and youth in care or receiving intensive in-home services and those transitioning from care, and individuals wishing to understand and respond effectively to young people with trauma histories. These may include direct care or group home staff, foster parents, caregivers. 

Course Dates & Format  

There are no scheduled dates for this course at this time, however in-service is available.

This is a 6-hour training. This course consists of two 3-hour interactive virtual sessions using Zoom. 

Instructor:  Colleen Kamps MA, CYC (Registered Psychotherapist)

Colleen is a licensed psychotherapist with over 40 years of clinical experience across a variety of settings including inpatient and outpatient mental health, crisis intervention, specialized trauma programs, education, child welfare, counselling and training for first responders and frontline workers, and private practice. She also provides clinical consultation, training, and supervision to professionals and agencies in the helping field. Additionally, Colleen teaches at Centennial College, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Simon Fraser University. She is also the Education, Training, and Curriculum Development Manager with the Tema Foundation. Her passion, commitment, and dedication to helping others are what keep her striving forward to make life easier for those who need support.

Training Fee 

Member Fee: $195.00 + $25.35 (HST) = $220.35

Non-Member Fee:  $235.00 + $30.55 (HST)= $265.55

Group Registration: Save 20% off individual fees with a group registration of 4 or more participants. Download the group registration form HERE.

Continuing Education Information  

Learn how this training meets the foster parent training requirement mandated by MCCSS for Ontario’s Quality Standards Framework. Download the detailed training analysis document.

Licensing boards and professional organizations will grant Continuing Education credits for attendance at their discretion when participants submit the course outline and certificate.

In-Service  

This is available as an in-person or virtual in-service training and customized to suit your needs. 

Categories: In Service, Trauma-Informed Practice, Online Tags: Abuse, Behaviour, Children, Colleen Kamps, Foster Parent, Out of Home Care, Residential, Trauma Informed Care, Youth
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