Trauma Training & Awareness

This article reviews efforts to train CW workers in trauma informed practices This article discusses current efforts to train child welfare workers in trauma informed practices and argues that training should transcend case workers and supervisors, and include system leaders and systematic changes.

This document provides strategies for “tuning” in as a supervisor and offers questions you can use to assess how trauma informed the supervision is.

This document provides ideas and questions to help supervisors implement trauma informed care in their supervision practices

This manual lays the groundwork for the implementation and provision of trauma-informed services and describes trauma-informed treatment principles. This manual for behavioral health professionals lays the groundwork for the implementation and provision of trauma-informed services and describes trauma-informed treatment principles.

These guidelines are designed to be a resource for child welfare agencies as they strive to update or articulate their current practice model. The guidelines include concrete strategies and community examples in most areas of a typical child welfare practice model.

This document provides strategies for “tuning” in as a supervisor and offers questions you can use to assess how trauma informed the supervision is.

This document provides ideas and questions to help supervisors implement trauma informed care in their supervision practices

This manual lays the groundwork for the implementation and provision of trauma-informed services and describes trauma-informed treatment principles. This manual for behavioral health professionals lays the groundwork for the implementation and provision of trauma-informed services and describes trauma-informed treatment principles.

These guidelines are designed to be a resource for child welfare agencies as they strive to update or articulate their current practice model. The guidelines include concrete strategies and community examples in most areas of a typical child welfare practice model.

The TIPS center works with public Child Welfare Systems across the nation to help provide training on trauma-informed child welfare policies, programs and practices to improve the Child Welfare System and ultimately have positive impacts on the vulnerable children and family they serve.

This toolkit teaches basic trauma-informed knowledge, skill, and values about working with children who are trauma exposed and in the child welfare system.

Strategies 2.0, located in San Diego, offers full day trainings on trauma-informed care. Training topics include an overview of trauma-informed care, culturally proficient professionals, reflective supervision and adverse childhood experiences.

This website offers a series of videos that introduce trauma and the impact of trauma on the brain.

This website provides live and archived webinars about the intersection of trauma and domestic violence.

An online resource for professionals and families who want to learn more about child traumatic stress . The Learning Center for Children and Adolescent Trauma offers a compendium of free online educational opportunities (e.g., webinars, E-courses) with topics including understanding traumatic stress, promoting trauma-informed policies and practices, the child welfare trauma training toolkit, and information specific to different trauma exposures and populations. Accessing this resource requires a free registration at https://learn.nctsn.org/. Once you have a registration and are signed on you can either use the link on this page or search the name of the resource on the NCTSN Learning Center website to access this resource.

This website provides information and online training on the Neurosequential Model

Project FORECAST uses simulation-based learning experiences to develop trauma-informed critical thinking skills. 

This E-learning course offered through the Learning Center of the NCTSN goes over ways providers and parents can better support young children as they grow and learn. Topics include understanding a child’s context, attachment and temperament, parenting styles, trauma exposure, mental health concerns, cultural considerations, and self-care tips.

The TIPS center works with public Child Welfare Systems across the nation to help provide training on trauma-informed child welfare policies, programs and practices to improve the Child Welfare System and ultimately have positive impacts on the vulnerable children and family they serve.

This toolkit teaches basic trauma-informed knowledge, skill, and values about working with children who are trauma exposed and in the child welfare system.

Strategies 2.0, located in San Diego, offers full day trainings on trauma-informed care. Training topics include an overview of trauma-informed care, culturally proficient professionals, reflective supervision and adverse childhood experiences.

This website offers a series of videos that introduce trauma and the impact of trauma on the brain.

This website provides live and archived webinars about the intersection of trauma and domestic violence.

An online resource for professionals and families who want to learn more about child traumatic stress . The Learning Center for Children and Adolescent Trauma offers a compendium of free online educational opportunities (e.g., webinars, E-courses) with topics including understanding traumatic stress, promoting trauma-informed policies and practices, the child welfare trauma training toolkit, and information specific to different trauma exposures and populations. Accessing this resource requires a free registration at https://learn.nctsn.org/. Once you have a registration and are signed on you can either use the link on this page or search the name of the resource on the NCTSN Learning Center website to access this resource.

This website provides information and online training on the Neurosequential Model

Project FORECAST uses simulation-based learning experiences to develop trauma-informed critical thinking skills. 

This E-learning course offered through the Learning Center of the NCTSN goes over ways providers and parents can better support young children as they grow and learn. Topics include understanding a child’s context, attachment and temperament, parenting styles, trauma exposure, mental health concerns, cultural considerations, and self-care tips.