This two-hour workshop helps your staff establish a common language around trauma-informed principles and practices so everyone can develop a culture centered on resilience-building together.

Begin by exploring the impacts of toxic stress on both clients and staff, while deepening your team’s understanding of ACEs, as well as the role of systemic and intergenerational adversity. Finally, learn more about the concept of resilience, identify how protective factors can help heal the impacts of trauma, and discuss how resilience can be built and sustained within an organization.

By the end of this course, you’ll develop a solid understanding of the key concepts — a necessary step to take before applying them in your unique setting — and be ready to “graduate” to The Resilience Champion course.

Course Content

Introduction & Welcome

The Basics Pre-Course Survey

Part 1 – The Adverse Childhood Experiences Framework – Video & Discussion

Part 2 – Social & Historical Trauma – Video & Discussion

Part 3 – The Body & Brain – Video & Discussion

Part 4 – Resilience – Video & Discussion

What’s Next?

The Resilience Champion

In this live, virtual workshop series (which includes The Basics) you will receive support, guidance, and resources as you move from trauma-aware to trauma-informed and trauma-responsive. You and/or your team will attend one workshop per week to help you establish a foundation, create goals, and identify concrete steps you can take to sustain a trauma-informed and resilience-building approach in your setting.