Recognizing and Addressing Trauma in Infants, Young Children and Their Families - Georgetown University's Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation online education module. It covers simple and complex trauma, brain research, signs of trauma and provides tools for educators and mental health consultants who may be brought in to assist.
This is a resource in the Education section of this site. I shared it last week as a free in-service training opportunity with the managers of at least 300 childcare programs. The mandatory training period ends June 30 and many caregivers need to pick up a few hours. I offered it as 1 in service credit. I received positive feedback about the resource. This is stuff the caregiver can implement now and they like that.
Today, I shared the Sesame Street new resource for helping children cope with an Incarcerated Parent (sesamestreet.org) as a free in service training opportunity. I am counting on the procrastinators. Since 1 in 20 children in care will have to cope with this ACE the caregivers will appreciate this resource.
Next, I am presenting a short power point on ACEs to our re forming Infant Mental Health group. I am building my knowledge base. As we say, you learn as much preparing a training as attending a training.
All this is just preparing the ground before I sow the seed of trauma informed practice in our local childcare community. We probably won't invent anything but we are going to use the heck out of everything out there to help children and their families affected by ACE.
Next, I am preparing and presenting a training on ACE and Trauma Informed Practices in Child Care to my coworkers and then at a local child care conference (if they accept me). I am no expert but I am venturing out anyway. I am on a mission.
What do you think?
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