Understanding Childhood Trauma and Behaviour – Educator Upskilling
Program description
This program will explore the interconnected nature of children’s trauma, behaviour and development. Narrative reflections will provide continuity between sessions, which will include a mix of theory with creative practices to learn, experiment with and fine-tune your techniques, tools and strategies to develop your own unique trauma responsive pedagogy toolkits.
This program includes four professional learning sessions. After each session there will be a 2-hour mentoring session where a Gowrie SA trauma facilitator will work with room teams/leaders to ensure connection of theory-to-practice and to build your capacity to support children to optimise your preschool program engagement to best progress your development.
How the program is delivered
This program is delivered in-person and includes 4 x 3-hour sessions and 4 x 2-hour mentoring sessions to connect to practice.
The four sessions of professional learning, including:
- Session 1 - The Uniqueness of Childhood Trauma: safety, relationships, and brain development
- Session 2 - Seeing the Child: Past experiences, present behaviours, complex needs
- Session 3 - Responsive pedagogies for promoting safe and joyful engagement
- Session 4 - Trauma and Child Rights: Children's Voices 'taking flight'
Expected outcomes for this program are:
• integration of play based learning to enhance communication
• ability to understand and regulate their own emotions
• ability to model and teach emotional regulation strategies
• ability to manage emotional conflicts
To find out more about Understanding Childhood Trauma and Behaviour: https://emergingminds.com.au/podcasts/understanding-how-early-childhood-educators-can-support-children-who-have-experienced-trauma/
Cost
This program is delivered for $2,200.
If the program is delivered in-person, additional travel charges will apply.
Contact us:
08 82345219 (option1)
