Growing Foundational Skills in Early Childhood

Type:
  Course
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
CE credits:
1.5 CEs
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Developed by:
SEEDS for Family School Readiness
Relevant categories:
Birth to Five Early Education
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Overview

This course is focused on supporting resilience and wellbeing in young children, specifically children with histories of trauma. This online training is designed to provide an introduction to understanding how early childhood trauma may impact young children's relationships, behaviors, emotions, and thinking processes. In each module, participants will join four early childhood professionals as they learn and apply trauma informed skills to build strong relationships with young children and promote their readiness to learn. Participants will be able to apply these same trauma informed skills in their own work with young children. This is an interactive, online course with an estimated time to complete between 90 - 120 minutes.

  Keywords: behavior, mental health, preschool, provider, school, SEEDS
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Learning objectives

  • Explain how trauma can impact young children's relationships
  • Describe how trauma can impact young children's ability to regulate their behaviors, emotions, and thinking processes
  • Describe and apply four trauma informed skills that promote self-regulation in young children

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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