Webinar: Understanding the Effects of Trauma on Brain Development

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Understanding the Effects of Trauma on Brain Development

Live webinar October 8 and 9, 2020 with author, professional training, speaker and practitioner Geraldine Crisci, MSW., RP.

This training is suitable for:

Mental Health Professional:  Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Psychologists, Social Workers

Direct Service Workers:  Drop in Workers, Shelter and Hostel Workers, Child and Youth Workers, Youth Justice Workers

Description: Trauma takes many forms in the early development of children.  Attachment is a deep and lasting connection established between an infant and caregiver in the early years of life.  It affects every aspect of child development. 

Children raised by nurturing and stable caregivers develop healthy attachments and a secure sense of self. The brains of such infants also have the opportunity for optimal development. Children raised in neglectful abusive or unpredictable environments are at risk of developing attachment disorders and deficits in brain development.  Such children present with oppositional, impulsive, aggressive and mistrustful behavior.  They have poor affect regulation and an inability to trust and care for others, and are often very difficult to reach and to treat. These are the children who challenge and drain the resources of parents, caregivers and professionals. 

The webinar will include lecture, individual exercises and small group discussions.  The impact of attachment disruption, chaotic, unpredictable and violent environments as well as specific events will be the focus of this workshop.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn about the effects of early childhood trauma on brain development integrating an attachment and developmental lens.

Participants will be provided a framework for understanding the implications of neglect, chaotic and violent environments on behavioural presentations in children.

Participants will learn clinical implications for practice based on the integration of neurological, trauma, attachment and developmental perspectives.

Registration Fees: General $500. Student and group rates are available for this two-day training.

For more information please visit our event webpage at https://www.cvent.com/d/tnqr1v