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Trauma-Equipped Training
A certificate program created for Head Start California to empower you with a trauma-responsive, healing-centered, and results-driven mindset.
10% FROM NOW UNTIL MAY 5TH, 2024
Why Get Trained?
To be trauma-equipped is to have the tools to recognize and respond to behaviors created by trauma- in yourself, in children, in caregivers, in peers.
We utilize trauma-informed care, trauma-responsiveness, de-escalation, behavioral science, neuroscience, and experience to create a training that leaves you supported, motivated, and inspired—trauma-equipped.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Trauma-Equipped Certificate Program
- Available in English or Spanish!
- 9-hour training broken into 20-minute modules
- Self-paced
- Lessons are a mix of interactive, engaging, informative, and calming content.
Learn Flexibly
- Successfully complete the course and receive a certificate of completion. Continuing education units will also be provided for the following positions at no extra costs: • Licensed Marriage Family Therapists • Licensed Clinical Social Workers • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors • Licensed Educational Psychologist
Get Credentialed
- Get your questions answered
- Spanish and English support available.
- We’re here to help!
- “Reach Out” button.
- Pay by invoice or card.
Be Supported
Trauma-Responsive Practices in Early Childhood
Equip yourself to be a positive and consistent support for our most vulnerable children and families.
Trauma-Responsive Practices in Early Childhood
- Introduction
- Welcome from Head Start California Executive Director, Melanee Cottrill
- Body Scan Meditation
- Understanding Trauma and PACEs
- Dr. Monica Noriega on the importance of Head Start
- Trauma-responsive practices for ECE
- Dr. Vilma Reyes on trauma in early childhood
- Use PACEs to create safe spaces
- Job Aid: signs of trauma
- Quiz
Caring for the Caregiver
Equip yourself to continue your invaluable work without burning out.
Caring for the Caregiver
- Introduction
- How do you care for yourself?
- Inner Oasis Meditation
- Understanding the importance of self-regulation
- Trauma’s impact on the brain and body
- Dr. Monica Noriega on reflective practices
- Caring for the caregiver
- Job Aid: Community and Collective Care
- Quiz
Supporting Families & Other Caregivers
Equip yourself to create communities of care that ripple outward from children and families.
Supporting Families & Other Caregiver
- Introduction
- Trauma Check-in
- Heart Light Meditation
- Supporting families
- Why Past Trauma matters
- Dr. Monica Noriega on ancestral, racial, and immigrant trauma
- Caring for families and other caregivers
- Strategies to strengthen the caregiver-child connection
- Job Aid: Identifying trauma in caregivers
- Job Aid: Strategies to support caregivers
- Dr. Vilma Reyes on Head Start as part of the community
- Quiz
De-Escalation & Conflict Resolution
Equip yourself to handle the intense situations that inevitably come up.
De-Escalation & Conflict Resolution
- Introduction
- Conflict check-in
- Five Senses Meditation
- De-Escalation and Conflict Resolution overview
- Trauma’s impact on the brain and body
- De-Escalation and conflict resolution
- Job Aid: breathing exercises for self-regulation
- Job aid: Plan and implement strategies for self
- Job Aid: Regulation plan for others
- Dr. Vilma Reyes on de-escalation in early childhood
- Quiz
Add-on Course for Supervisors
Purchase our add-on that focuses on building a purpose-driven culture that supports your Head Start staff and community. Find practical and inspiring tools to create a team dynamic that decreases turnover and increases safety and support.
Trauma-Equipped Training for Supervisors
Trauma-Equipped Training for Supervisors is a supplemental course to address the added responsibilities of supervisors and other leaders in Head Start programs. Especially now, when overwhelm, turnover, and stress are at peak levels, supervisors have a special role to play in the success and well-being of everyone in the Head Start community.
- Introduction
- Impact of trauma check-in
- Leading from values meditation
- Why Is Self-Regulation Crucial?
- Effective Responses to Poor Staff Performance
Features
- Hear from trauma and childhood experts and clinicians.
- Learn self-regulation practices to create a stress buffer.
- Gain insights on empowering and connecting more to families.
- Develop a simple tactic for cooling down stressful situations.
Testimonials
“You have awakened a motivation and inspired a curiosity I will carry back with me.” – Social Worker
“I left feeling informed and equipped with strategies.” – Head Start Staff
“You were able to make it fun while sharing your knowledge and expertise with us.” –Teacher
“Thank you for teaching me self-care and how to connect with my roots.” – Head Start Staff