Strategies for strengthening child-caregiver attachment when supporting families impacted by trauma


PROGRAM

Workshop I: “Understanding Complex Trauma and generational impact on Caregivers: The importance of addressing caregiver regulation”

Outline of topics:

• Overview on complex trauma and the developmental impact 
• The role of caregiver modulation in supporting children who are impacted by trauma
• An explanation of regulation and dysregulation: comfort and safe zones
• Normalizing and validations caregiver experience
• Supporting caregivers in identifying "push buttons" or challenging interactions/situations with his/her/their child
• Understanding the Trauma Cycle
• Supporting caregiver modulation: self-monitoring and the caregiver toolbox
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Workshop II: “Supporting caregiver attunement to the impact of trauma and engagement in effective responses for shifting trauma reactions/survival behaviors”

• What is attunement
• Helping caregivers to understand the needs that drive trauma behavior.
• Supporting caregivers in becoming “detectives” or observers of clues related to child experience.
• Effective Responses to trauma driven behaviors. Use your “Go Tos”:
• Meet the Need 
• Support Regulation
• Collaborating with caregivers to select behavioral support strategies