Looking beyond the behaviours of children, many have suffered traumatic experiences which lead to lifelong effects on emotional responses. You will learn how trauma effects brain development, as well as how to identify it and understand how this impacts a child’s ability to self-regulate.  More importantly we will share the recommended practices to be better trauma informed and how to support children to acquire the necessary understanding of when and how to manage their own energy and tension, so they can adapt to the ever-changing and increasing stresses of life.

Workshop Objectives

Learning Outcomes: 

• Understand trauma and its effects on brain development.
• Understanding Self-regulation and the brain
• Become aware of what trauma in children can look like.
• Unpack the 5 domains of self-regulation.
• Unpack The Shanker Method® – 5 step model for enhancing self – regulation and what this might look like in practice.
• Explore trauma informed principles of care.

Links to NQS: QA1, QA2, QA3, QA5, QA6