Understanding the Adolescent Brain and Behavior in the Context of Foster Care/Adoption

Type:
  Training
Duration:
1 hour, 18 minutes
CE credits:
1.5 CEs
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Martha Rios, PhD and Alycia Davis, PsyD
Series:
Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminars
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Child Welfare
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Overview

Trauma can have a substantial impact on brain development. Learn how histories of trauma, grief, and loss can impact the therapeutic process and gain tools to work with teens in the foster care and adoption population.

Recorded on: 12/11/2018

  Keywords: adolescent, development, foster care, parenting
  Public link for sharing: https://learn.wellbeing4la.org/detail?id=1722&k=1590708738  
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Learning objectives

  • Explain the impact of trauma on brain development
  • Discuss developmental tasks within the context of trauma
  • Analyze how histories of trauma, grief, and loss can impact the therapeutic process
  • Identify effective ways to work with teens in the foster/adopt population

Professional credit

  • This activity offers the following types of credit: APA
  • 1.5 CEs are available.
  • Additional details can be found in the activity document for this resource.

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