Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Children and Youth in Child Welfare

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Type:
  Course
Duration:
6 hours
CE credits:
6.0 CEs
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Jeanette Yoffe, MA, MFT
Relevant categories:
Child Welfare Family Engagement Trauma Informed Interventions
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Overview

This training teaches mental health providers basic knowledge, skills, and values for working with children and youth in the child welfare system who have attachment disorders. This training explores attachment theory, the causes of attachment disorders from birth to 21 years of age, and provides effective solutions including: attachment-focused assessment and diagnosis, defining and recognizing behavioral signs of attachment disorders, supporting and educating caregivers, and treatment interventions for children and caregivers that facilitate developing secure attachment.

  Keywords: connection, early childhood trauma, family engagement, foster care, relationship
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Learning objectives

  • Identify the cause of attachment disorders
  • Describe the effects attachment disorders have on child development
  • Demonstrate skills to engage and assess children and families diagnosed with attachment disorders
  • Recognize interventions that address underlying attachment needs
  • Demonstrate how to support caregivers with treatment interventions

Professional credit

  • This activity offers the following types of credit: APA, ANCC, ASWB, ACCME, AAPA
  • 6.0 CEs are available.
  • Additional details can be found in the activity document for this resource.

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