Trauma-Informed Engagement with Young Children

Webinar Length: 2 hours

Presenter: Veronica Love, PsyD

Target Audience:

• Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
• Supervisors / agency leadership

Objectives:

• Review the potential impact of early childhood exposure to traumatic events
• Identify some basic principles of trauma-informed engagement with young children that can be used in everyday interactions
• Address ways to build resiliency and improve mental health outcomes for children using trauma-informed techniques in a variety of settings