Training for Schools
We offer specialized training for schools to address the unique needs of school staff who interact with children who have experienced complex trauma.
If you are interested in bringing training to your school or school system, please contact your Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) to submit your request.
Training Courses
Course Length: 3.5 Hours
Course Description
This course will provide participants with foundational knowledge about child trauma and child traumatic stress. Three types of child trauma are defined. The course focuses on the impact of complex trauma on behavior and development, and helps participants identify strategies for working in a school setting with children who have experienced trauma.
Topics Covered
- Child Trauma: Definitions and Types of Trauma
- How Trauma affects Children and Youth
- Overview of Impact of Trauma on the Brain
- Managing Physical and Psychological Safety for Children in a school setting
- Strategies for Educators to Enhance Child Well-being and Resilience
Course Length: 3.5 Hours
Course Description
This course provides participants with foundational knowledge about how adversity and trauma can impact brain development. The course introduces brain architecture and early brain development in children and focuses on the impact of adverse experiences and child trauma on the brain.
Topics Covered
- Adversity & Trauma and the Impact on Brain Development
- Brain Systems
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Brain Development
- Resilience and Brain Development
Course Length: 3.5 Hours
Course Description
This course focuses on resilience as a primary strategy for combating the effects of trauma. Participants will examine the characteristics of resilience and learn specific strategies for building resilience in children and youth.
Topics Covered
- The concept of resilience including key characteristics, myths, and facts
- The relationship between resilience and brain plasticity
- Trauma-informed strategies for building resilience in children and youth
Course Length: 3.5 Hours
Course Description
This course is designed to educate various helping professionals, including school faculty and staff, on Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and its impact. Participants will learn how to assess STS symptoms in themselves and others, explore factors that help to protect professionals from the negative effects of STS, and discover strategies to use these protective factors to manage STS. Participants will also assess their own personal and professional self-care and develop STS management plans.
Topics Covered
At the conclusion of this training, participants should be able to:
- Explain the potential negative impact of STS on their personal and professional lives, their organization, and the children and families they serve
- Distinguish between Secondary Traumatic Stress and other stress-related conditions
- Identify risk factors and symptoms of STS
- Identify strategies to manage STS
Course Length: 3.5 Hours
Course Description
Participants will explore the concept of psychological safety as a pathway to building resilience in children. Participants examine their role in building a culture of psychological safety for the children and families they serve. Additional emphasis is placed on creating psychological safety in the context of traumatic experiences.
Topics Covered
• The concept of “psychological safety” and how it impacts student performance
• The relationship between psychological safety and resilience
• The four stages of psychological safety and factors associated with each
• Strategies for creating psychological safety in the classroom
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
The in-person and virtual Trauma 101, Brain 101, Trauma to Resilience: Strategies for Supporting Children’s Well-Being, Recognizing and Managing Secondary Traumatic Stress, Psychological Safety and Differences are Good trainings are approved for 3 hours of continuing education for MSW (core), LPC and LMFT (related), DECAL, FVIP, POST, Babies Can’t Wait Project SCEIs in Area I | Children and Families – Birth to 8 CEUs, and nursing.
Contact a member of our staff with any questions you have about the Child Welfare Training Collaborative.
The Child Welfare Training Collaborative values the work of different people, agencies, and organizations providing resources to strengthen the work with families in Georgia who may be experiencing trauma.