During this webinar, the presenter will provide an overview of trauma-informed care and how it has been applied across child and family-service settings. The presentation will define trauma and trauma-informed care and discuss the specific steps to creating a trauma-informed approach, highlighting the role that the participants can specifically play in this transformation. These steps include creating a culture shift at the organizational level, creating a safe environment for staff and clients, addressing secondary traumatic stress at the individual and organizational level, and implementing specific tasks within your organizational scope. Participants will be encouraged to identify ways they can personally implement some of these practices in their role.

Learners will:

• Define a trauma-informed approach
• Describe the steps to creating a trauma-informed agency
• Outline the core principles of trauma-informed care within an agency setting
• Identify ways in which they can apply trauma-informed principles within their specific role

Who should attend: Staff of family resource centers, child abuse prevention councils, and other child and family-serving organizations