The Trauma Informed Educational Practices for Children and Adolescents graduate certificate will help you make an important impact in communities. The mission of the program is to prepare theoretically and practically equipped, caring, committed and competent trauma informed teachers and leaders, or community and youth service providers. It builds knowledge and skills for those working with children in which complex trauma events may be a part of their stories. Built on a foundation of public health concepts the program provides concrete understandings on the impact of toxic stress on our health, in our learning and in our environments.
Gaps among professional practices related to adverse childhood experiences and trauma informed practices are ample. To address this need, our certificate program will aid communities in advancing their efforts to have education and health care professionals trained with a trauma informed lens. We seek to educate professionals on how to take initiatives that reflect on all elements of the formal and informal systems, and create sustainable transformations.
The curriculum follows a train the trainer model in which students will be fully equipped to provide high quality and effective education related to childhood trauma and informed educational practices. You will learn the methods of creating systemic change, while developing strategies for individuals, as well as small and large groups.
The certificate will also enhance your professional credentials and recognize you as a specialist in the subject matter as you advocate and provide leadership to schools and organizations. As a trauma informed practitioner, you will be able to create programming that educates others on the latest childhood adversity research and trauma informed practices.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Differentiate the impacts of childhood trauma on the physical, social, emotional and neurological development of youth and on the broader community.
- Assess a child’s regulatory state through a trauma informed lens and respond with appropriate evidenced based strategies.
- Synthesize program knowledge and skills to design an effective trauma informed practices seminar.
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