Certified Trauma and Resilience Specialist in Early Childhood

Description

In this foundation-setting course, participants will be walked, step-by-step, through the 10 steps to create trauma-informed, resilience-focused early childhood care.

Presented by Dr. Caelan Soma, the course content teaches professionals how to create trauma-informed early childhood learning environments. Focusing on resilience, the content explores the core values and beliefs of educators and places an emphasis on understanding how trauma affects preschool-aged children. Proactive strategies such as fostering connections, prioritizing social and emotional skills, establishing safety, and promoting play are presented. The course also provides detailed information and concrete actions that answer not just the “why” but also the “how” to create an early childhood center that supports at-risk and traumatized children and the practitioners who serve them.

Included with Purchase: 

• Online Content:
  • 10 Steps to a Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Focused Early Childhood Care self-paced, online course (takes approximately 12 hours to complete)
  • Course Certificate of Completion (upon successful completion of course exam)
  • Certified Trauma and Resilience Specialist in Education (CTRS-EC) Certification, Badge, and Certificate of Completion
  • 10 Steps Early Childhood Activities Packet
  • Access to the course page for 1 year
  • Closed Captioning on all video content (English & Spanish subtitles available)
• Physical (printed) copies of:
  • 10 Steps to Create Trauma-Informed Resilient Early Childhood Care Book
  • Trauma Education Booklet Bundle
    • What Parents Need to Know
    • You Are Not Alone
    • A Trauma Is Like No Other
• StarrPASS CTRS-EC Membership for one year, providing unlimited video streaming access to additional resources, plus downloadable PDFs of:
  • 10 Steps to Create Trauma-Informed Resilient Early Childhood Care Book
  • Early Childhood One-Minute Resilience Building Interventions for Traumatized Children and Adolescents
  • Early Childhood Circle of Courage Staff Self-Assessment
  • Meerkat, Tiger, and Owl
  • Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Focused Behavior Support Plan for Children and Adolescents
  • Podcasts, Webinar, and new video content

Course Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to:

• Identify at least five questions to ask to promote a trauma-informed and resilience-focused mindset when working with preschool-aged children.
• Identify the four main protective factors of resilient children.
• Describe how trauma affects the deep and outer brain functions specifically in an early childhood center.
• Identify at least five proactive strategies to implement in an early childhood center.
• Learn how to complete a trauma-informed, resilient behavior support plan.