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Children and Trauma: Understanding Impact & Strengthening Resilience Training Series
February - May 2012
The Campaign to End Child Homelessness presents a series of webinars on trauma and trauma-informed care. Join trainer Kathleen Guarino this spring for a four-part training on homelessness, trauma, trauma-informed care, and self-care for service providers. Each month from February - May, the Campaign will be offering opportunities to learn more about how trauma can impact all facets of a person's life. Special focus will be given to children and families who are experiencing homelessness and how organizations can provide trauma-informed services to these populations.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
April 25, 2012 - Developing a Trauma-Informed Approach to Support Children and Their Families; 2:30 - 4 PM ET The prevalence of traumatic stress in the lives of children and families who are homeless is extraordinarily high. Experiences of trauma, particularly from a young age, can impact all aspects of daily life. Trauma survivors have unique service needs requiring providers to tailor their approaches. Becoming "trauma-informed" involves using knowledge of trauma and recovery to design and deliver services. This webinar will explore what it means to adopt a "trauma-informed" approach to service delivery and provide participants with concrete ideas for how to meet children's needs at all levels of an organization. Register today. May - Building a Culture of Self-Care to Support Service Providers Date and Time TBD ________________________________________________________________________ PAST WEBINARS February: Homelessness in America: The Big Picture
This self-paced, online course provides an historical perspective of homelessness in the United States, a discussion of current trends in how we respond, and a view of the future as we work as a nation not just to manage homelessness, but to end it.
This free course is still available - use code "ncfhFree".
March: Understanding The Impact of Trauma on Children. View webinar recording.
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Homelessness and Trauma Homelessness and trauma are inextricably linked. Many people who experience homelessness have also suffered from physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, injury, and other traumatic events. Trauma can impact all facets of a person's life and can result in challenges that include mental health and substance issues, struggles maintaining housing and employment, and difficulties in relationships. Trauma-informed services take into account how trauma impacts people on a daily basis. About the Trainer
Kathleen Guarino, LMHC, is the Director of Training at The National Center on Family Homelessness. She provides trainings on traumatic stress throughout the country and is an expert on the effects of violence and trauma in the lives of children and families.
About the Campaign to End Child Homelessness
The Campaign to End Child Homelessness seeks to galvanize the public and political will necessary to end this crisis. Because it is unacceptable for any child to be homeless for even one night, the Campaign to End Child Homelessness is a call to action with the goals of increasing public awareness, informing state and local policies, and improving programs and services to better address the needs of homeless children and families. The Campaign to End Child Homelessness is an initiative of The National Center on Family Homelessness. Questions Corey Anne Beach, Corey.Beach@familyhomelessness.org   | 
