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Childhood Trauma - Module 2: Nurturing Healing with Trauma-Informed Approaches

This module not only equips counsellors to recognise and address childhood trauma, but will also assist parents, caregivers and educators to heal traumatised children (aged birth to 13 years) with trauma-informed tools and techniques in the context of everyday life.

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2 Hours Learning Content
Assessment
On Demand Training

Accreditation

CPD Points - 6

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  • Description

    Traumatic childhood experiences can disrupt a child's developmental trajectory, effecting their physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development. To address childhood trauma, understanding the neurobiology of trauma, trauma responses, trauma memories, trauma triggers, and post-traumatic reactions is essential. This module not only equips counsellors to recognise and address childhood trauma, but will also assist parents, caregivers and educators to heal traumatised children (aged birth to 13 years) with trauma-informed tools and techniques in the context of everyday life. Incorporating play-based interventions is extremely effective in helping children heal from trauma in the context of everyday life. Healing can prevent future stress-related physical and mental illnesses and stop the cycle of trauma being passed to future generations.

    • How to recognise childhood trauma in children through posttraumatic reactions and emotions.
    • How trauma memories are transformed through memory reconciliation.           
    • Incorporating play-based activities to heal childhood trauma in the context of every-day life.
    • Recognising indications of a healed child
    • Understanding the characteristics of traumatic childhood experiences and its connection to mental health disorders.
    • Comparing the impact trauma has on children versus. adults.
    • To understand the importance of healing childhood trauma and the potential consequences of unresolved trauma.
    • Exploring the connection between trauma triggers and posttraumatic reactions and emotions.
    • Comparing the process of healing trauma in children versus adults.
    • Understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying trauma responses.           
    • How to use a trauma informed counselling approach that incorporates play based activities.

    What you’ll learn

    • Characteristics of traumatic childhood experiences and its connection to mental health disorders.
    • Recognising childhood trauma in children through posttraumatic reactions and emotions.
    • Recognising indications of a healed child.
    • The connection between trauma triggers and posttraumatic reactions and emotions.
    • The impact trauma has on children compared to adults.
    • The importance of healing childhood trauma and potential consequences of unresolved trauma.
    • The neurobiological mechanisms underlying trauma responses.
    • The process of healing trauma in children compared to adults.
    • The transformation of trauma memories through memory reconciliation.
    • Using a trauma-informed counselling approach that incorporates play based activities.
    • Using play-based activities to heal childhood trauma in the context of everyday life.

    Requirements

    • Childhood Trauma Module 1

    Here is exactly what we cover in this course:

    • Impact of trauma on children compared to adults         
    • Traumatic childhood experiences                        
    • The neurobiology of trauma                                  
    • The trauma response                                 
    • Trauma memories               
    • Trauma triggers                                           
    • Recognising childhood trauma
    • Posttraumatic symptoms and reactions
    • Misinterpretations of posttraumatic reactions
    • Posttraumatic emotions                                   
    • The importance of healing childhood trauma
    • Basic healing principles                 
    • Healing in children compared to adults
    • Creating emotional safety and connection
    • The healing process.                                  
    • Healing in the context of everyday life                       
    • Memory reconsolidation                                  
    • Revisiting trauma through play-based interventions
    • Play and laughter                                  
    • Play that help children revisit trauma 
    • Crying and raging                                 
    • Neuro-Integration Movements            
    • Additional tips                                        
    • Calming vs Healing techniques    
    • Indications of a healed child

  • Course Curriculum

    • Module 2
      • Nurturing Healing with Trauma-Informed Approaches
    • Additional Resources
      • Children and Trauma
      • What to do when your baby cries
      • Crying for comfort
      • The crying-in-arms approach
      • Nervous System Response Summary
      • Nervous System Responses
      • Nervous-System-Survival-Responses
      • Posttraumatic symptoms and reactions summary
      • Understanding Tears and Tantrums
      • Trauma Informed Play-Based Activities

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