Foster Care Training

“”Training Summary: The effects of trauma on the nervous system are pervasive. This is complicated when stressors that commonly affect foster youth act as repeated reminders of the trauma(s). This is always the case when the trauma(s) in question contributed to the home removal of the youth. Further complicating this, many biological parents of foster youth are themselves victims of trauma. When not properly understood and addressed, these issues may affect the adults’ efforts in furthering the overall success of the youth. This introduction to the ways that trauma affects the nervous systems of children, youth and adults will offer useful insights to those helping clients recover from trauma. In this training we will cover what is trauma, optimal use vs. sub-optimal brain development, attachment, the autonomic modulation model and window of tolerance and understanding dissociation. We will also discuss strategies for supporting daily regulation and co-regulation. Class Objectives: (what knowledge, ideas or skills will participants explore, learn, practice, etc during the training) 1. Give 3 examples of the effects of trauma on the developing brain 2. Describe the relationship between trauma and dissociation 3. Name 2 signs of dissociation 4. Summarize the Window of Tolerance, Hyper arousal and Hypo arousal Participants will be able to: 1. Practicing language with clients in explaining the effects of trauma and the window of tolerance 2. Practice using regulation exercises
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