Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma Part 3: Understanding Trauma's Effects

Part 3 of the Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma series walks you through the profound impact trauma has on a child's development and functioning. At the start of the class, you will engage in an exercise that sheds light on how the brain receives information about danger. This puts you in a mindset to understand how the brain can be shaped by trauma. The training ties this to how a child's development can be affected at different ages and what impact trauma can have on behavior. There are many things you can do as a resource parent to help children overcome trauma and build new pathways in their brains. In this class you will learn about the Invisible Suitcase, and how trauma-informed parenting can help repack it in a positive way. Each of the eight parts of Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma must be taken in sequential order.