Children of Trauma and Resilience begins with a strong focus on resilience and explores how core values and beliefs direct how professionals work with children. Participants learn about the experience of trauma as one that impacts a person's body and are shown a demonstration of trauma's impact on the brain. This course offers insight into recognizing when a child is experiencing too much stress and provides a practical resilience recipe for any adult who supports children. This course also offers you with two summaries of the foundational trauma and resilience content. One provides you with "7 Truths" for all individuals to have information about trauma and resilience and the other is specifically for any adult who cares for children (parents, caregivers, teachers, coaches, etc.)

Children of Trauma and Resilience is offered in partnership with Starr Commonwealth, a global leader in trauma-informed care. Starr's mission is to lead with courage to create positive experiences so that all children, families, and communities flourish.

Objectives:

After participants have completed this course, they will be able to

1. Identify the four universal needs.
2. Cite the differences between grief and trauma.
3. Understand trauma’s impact on the brain and central nervous system.
4. Understand stress and how it impacts emotional, behavioral, and physical health.
5. Know specific ways to foster and nurture resilience in themselves and others.
6. Identify specific signs and symptoms experienced by a child indicating too much stress.
7. Know the three key components of the "resilience recipe."

Training Format

The training will be delivered in an online, self-paced format delivered in six parts:

1. Part I: Foundations begins with a strong focus on resilience and explores how core values and beliefs direct how professionals work with children.
2. Part II: Brain Science explores neuroscience and early brain development, connecting that to the various types of traumas. In addition, participants will learn a useful tool for explaining trauma and trauma responses to children and their families.
3. Part III: Understanding and Assessing Trauma teaches participants about the experience of trauma as one that impacts a person’s body, and students are shown a demonstration of trauma’s impact on the brain.
4. Part IV: Trauma-Informed, Resilience Focused, Behavior Support Plan teaches participants how to implement a full Behavior Support plan, changing from a previous mindset of changing negative behaviors, to one of using curiosity and an understanding of universal needs to explore ways to support their behavior.
5. Part V: Stress and Resilience: Seven Truths to Help Everyone offers 7 truths everyone needs to know about stress and resilience. The truths are essential for any person living in the world today to learn and understand. With this knowledge, you will be equipped to support yourself and others.
6. Part VI: Resilience Matters: Supporting Children Who Experience Too Much Stress offers insight into recognizing when a child is experiencing too much stress and provides a practical resilience recipe for any adult who supports children.

Finally, you will need to complete and pass a brief, 10-question post-test before accessing your certificate.

**Learners are most successful when using a computer when completing this course. The course software does not work as intended on a phone or tablet.

This course discusses and shows images and video that contain sensitive material. As you are watching please take care of yourself. If any of the content is activating please take a break from viewing the material and if you need additional support please reach out to a friend or family member.

Please note that you will receive access to the course about 2 hours after completing your registration. Your login instructions and credentials will be emailed to you shortly after registering for the course. This is done manually by one of our team members, but if you need quicker access, please visit: www.gvsu.edu/learn/login

Upon registering for the course, the learner has 365 days to complete all course materials and access their certificate. If the course is incomplete after 365 days, the learner’s access to the course will be removed. Our courses provide current material, and we strive to update our course offerings regularly. Due to this, the learner is encouraged to complete their course within one calendar year.

CANCELLATIONS:

• Participants may cancel their registration at any time by calling our office at 616-331-7180 or emailing learn@gvsu.edu. Participants seeking a refund must cancel their registration within 30 days of purchase and must not have already accessed the course content. You may either receive a full refund back on your card, or we can place a credit on your account for a future program.