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. 

Understanding Childhood Trauma and Behaviour

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

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Cost:

  • This program is delivered for $2,200.
  • If the program is delivered in-person, additional travel charges will apply.  

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