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You are invited to participate in a newly-developed train-the-trainer institute designed to teach core knowledge, useful skills and values for working with children with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) who have been impacted by traumatic experiences.
This free in-person train-the-trainer opportunity is offered through a collaborative effort of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin; the National Child Traumatic Stress Network; the Texas Council of Community Centers; and SafePlace, a founding partner agency of SAFE, in Austin, Texas.
Train-the-trainer content will focus on supporting children’s safety, well-being and recovery from traumatic experiences — including medical trauma, abuse, neglect, institutionalization, bullying and other traumatic events.
This training institute is designed for educators and trainers in the fields of mental health, disability service, child welfare and protection, domestic violence, sexual assault and education; as well as family members and others involved in the care of children with disabilities who have experienced abuse, neglect, medical trauma, abandonment, bullying and other traumatic events. Training topics include:
- understanding child traumatic stress and its relationship to children with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
- the impacts of trauma on behavior, development and relationships
- providing supports to the child, family and caregivers
- working across systems
- managing professional and personal stress