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RPC Trauma Training: Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
November 16 and 23 and December 7 and 14 | 9:00 a.m. – noon
14 Hours Training Credit
Parenting children who have experienced trauma is different than parenting typically developing children. Children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and the loss of their family of origin bring unique challenges to the parenting experience. This training is designed for resource parents to learn more about the issues unique to parenting children who have lived through traumatic experiences.
The training is co-facilitated by an experienced foster/adoptive parent and a social worker, both with skills, knowledge and insight directly related navigating traumatic stress reactions and other responses to trauma. This curriculum is designed to empower families to examine their strengths, capacity for growth, and need for self-care, while presenting issues such as behaviors that may be baffl ing, understanding the impact of trauma on the brain and development, building a safe space for healing, and advocacy. Families will engage in discussion, groups, and individual activities specifi c to a child they know. Participants will receive a training guide and resources beyond the training class.
Forming a family through adoption is different than forming one biologically or being a foster family. While adoption brings great joy and happiness to families, children who have experienced the trauma of abuse, neglect, and the loss of their family of origin may also bring unique challenges to the parenting experience. This training is designed for potential adoptive parents to learn more about the issues unique to parenting children from foster care and the ongoing needs that all adopted children face.
The training is co-facilitated by an experienced adoptive parent and a social worker, both with skills, knowledge, and insight directly related to the lifelong adoption journey. This curriculum is designed to empower families to examine their strengths, capacity for growth, and network for support while presenting issues such as lifetime cultural competence, attachment and separation, exploring expectations, meeting the needs of waiting children, working as a member of a professional team, and making the commitment. Families will engage in discussion, teaming, and individual activities and will receive a training guide and resources beyond the training class.