Center for Adult and Continuing Studies

Course Description

Children of Trauma and Resilience is offered in partnership with Starr Commonwealth, a global leader in trauma-informed care. Starr's mission is to lead with courage to create positive experiences so that all children, families, and communities flourish.

This asynchronous course begins with a strong focus on resilience and explores how core values and beliefs direct how professionals work with children. Participants learn about the experience of trauma as one that impacts a person's body and are shown a demonstration of trauma's impact on the brain. This course offers insight into recognizing when a child is experiencing too much stress and provides a practical resilience recipe for any adult who supports children. This course also offers you with two summaries of the foundational trauma and resilience content. One provides you with "7 Truths" for all individuals to have information about trauma and resilience and the other is specifically for any adult who cares for children (parents, caregivers, teachers, coaches, etc.)

Course Level: Beginner

Note: This course discusses and shows images and video that contain sensitive material. As you are watching please take care of yourself. If any of the content is activating please take a break from viewing the material and if you need additional support please reach out to a friend or family member.

Objectives:

1. Identify the four universal needs.
2. Cite the differences between grief and trauma.
3. Understand trauma’s impact on the brain and central nervous system.
4. Understand stress and how it impacts emotional, behavioral, and physical health.
5. Know specific ways to foster and nurture resilience in themselves and others.
6. Identify specific signs and symptoms experienced by a child indicating too much stress.
7. Know the three key components of the "resilience recipe."