Offering Training on the Following Topics:

Note that any of these presentations can be altered to fit the needs of the organization.

Becoming Trauma-Aware

This two-hour presentation covers the following:

• The definition and causes of trauma

• Overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs)

• The impact of trauma on the brain, memory, and attachment

• The presentation and symptoms of trauma

Becoming Trauma-Informed

This four to five-hour presentation covers the following:

• The definition and causes of trauma

• Overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs)

• The impact of trauma on the brain, memory, and attachment

• The presentation and symptoms of trauma

• How an organization can make changes towards becoming trauma-informed

Trauma-Responsive Education

This four to five-hour presentation covers the following:

• The definition and causes of trauma

• Overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs)

• The impact of trauma on the brain, memory, and attachment

• The presentation and symptoms of trauma

• Model of a Trauma-Informed School

• Trauma-Informed Classroom management and strategies

Trauma-Responsive Parenting

This four to five-hour presentation covers the following:

• The definition and causes of trauma

• Overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs)

• The impact of trauma on the brain, memory, and attachment

• The presentation and symptoms of trauma

• Parenting approaches and strategies

• Trauma-Informed Classroom management and strategies

Expressive and Play Therapies

This three-hour presentation covers the following:

• The theory and process of these modalities

• The impact of such practices on the neurobiology of the brain

• Activities demonstrating different modalities

Brain-based Parenting

This three to ten-hour presentation covers the following:

• Parenting styles

• How parenting impacts a child’s brain

• Empathetic discipline

• Enforceable consequences

• Giving control through choices

• How to deal with arguing and whining

• And much, much more

Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care/Wellness

This two to three-hour presentation covers the following:

• Burnout

• Vicarious/secondary trauma

• Compassion fatigue

• Assessing levels of compassion fatigue using the ProQol assessment

• Self-care categories

• Assessing self-care practices

• Creating a self-care/wellness plan

Additional activities can be added to any presentation such as:

• The Brain Architecture game

• Examples of Trauma-Informed therapies

• Examples of expressive therapies

• Mindfulness and somatic awareness

• Building resiliency

• Racial and historical trauma

• Other organizational requests