Understanding the Importance of Screening & Assessing for Trauma in Young Children
Understanding the Importance of Screening & Assessing for Trauma in Young Children
A free live training that focuses on the impact of trauma on young children and teaches you how to identify when a young child might need a referral for assessment.
Why Screen for Trauma
- Many children entering the foster care system have experienced trauma.
- Young children can especially be affected by chronic exposure to trauma.
- Children with trauma symptoms have a 46% higher chance of placement instability
- Identifying trauma and appropriately responding is critical to ensuring a young child's well-being.
- Screening helps identify trauma symptoms earlier and have children referred to appropriate treatment
What You Will Learn
- An overview of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)
- Why addressing early childhood trauma is so important
- How to recognize concerns
- When to make a referral
- Which types of clinician to refer to
95% of our past trauma training participants learned new information that they could apply in their work.
Cost
Free
Training Duration
3 Hours
Who Should Attend
Guardians ad litem, county attorneys, parents attorneys, Judges, CASA, FCRO, caseworkers, and other professionals in the child welfare, alternative response, or other systems working with at-risk children.
Continuing Education Credits
You will receive a certificate of attendance, agenda, and handouts, which can be used for submitting and requesting CE credit on your own.
Upcoming Training Dates
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