Trauma-Informed Parenting for Adoptive Parents (Part 1) (for Professionals)

Join us for a dynamic course designed to provide valuable insights and practical skills in trauma-informed parenting and complex trauma. This workshop-style webinar will delve into the essential principles of trauma-informed caregiving and equip participants with applicable strategies and techniques for managing challenging behaviors, promoting emotional regulation, and fostering a sense of safety and trust. This presentation will focus on real-life examples to help attendees gain confidence in recognizing and responding to the unique needs of children who have experienced trauma.

Susan K. Taylor, MS – Piedmont Coordinator, Consortium for Resource, Adoptive, and Foster Family Training (CRAFFT) at Radford University

Course length: 87 minutes

After attending this course, participants will be able to…
• Describe the Essential Elements of Trauma Informed Parenting from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
• Explain the ways in which these essential elements apply specifically to the development of adoptive families.
• Examine behavior as a language of unmet needs for the child with trauma, considering its meaning before determining a course of action.
• Identify the benefits of regulation and connection as strategies, not just states of being, and the need to apply them prior to correction when challenging behaviors arise.

Course level: Beginning, Intermediate

Cost to register: $20
If you are a NCFA member, look for your discount code in the membership portal.