Bite-Sized Training Opportunities
This page offers "bite-sized" training opportunities focused on implementing Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) in various workplace and community settings. Understanding trauma and its effects is essential for fostering supportive and healing environments. These short modules are perfect for staff meetings, as they are designed to facilitate valuable discussions on TIC practices, empowering employees to create more compassionate and responsive workplaces, ultimately leading to better outcomes for both clients and staff.
The content in this "bite-sized" training series will direct users to sources outside the Quad City Trauma Informed Consortium network. Information and opinions expressed in these sources are the property of the author(s).
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ACEs refer to potentially traumatic events that occur before the age of 18, such as abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction. These experiences can have a profound impact on a child's development, influencing their emotional, physical, and mental health long into adulthood. Explore the long-term effects of ACEs, how to recognize their signs, and strategies for supporting individuals affected by these early-life adversities.
What is Trauma? The Author of “The Body Keeps the Score” Explains
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Attachment refers to the emotional bond that forms between a child and their primary caregivers, which plays a crucial role in shaping the child’s ability to trust, regulate emotions, and form healthy relationships later in life. Disruptions in early attachment, such as inconsistent caregiving or neglect, can lead to difficulties in emotional and social development. Explore the different attachment styles, their impact on behavior and relationships, and approaches to fostering secure attachments in both children and adults.
Attachment Theory: How Childhood Affects Relationships
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Early experiences, particularly in the first few years of life, shape the brain's development and can influence cognitive, emotional, and social outcomes. Positive, nurturing environments promote healthy brain growth, while neglect or trauma can lead to long-term developmental challenges. Explore how early experiences impact brain function and strategies for supporting healthy brain development.
Adverse Childhood Experiences & Brain Development
Experiences Build Brain Architecture
How Brains are Built: The Core Story
How Early Childhood Experiences Affect Lifelong Health and Learning
How-to: 5 Steps for Brain Building Serve and Return
Stress and Resilience: How Toxic Stress Affects Us
What is Trauma? The Author of “The Body Keeps the Score” Explains
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Trauma-informed disaster response focuses on understanding and addressing the emotional and psychological impact of trauma during and after a disaster. It prioritizes creating safe, supportive environments for survivors, particularly those with prior trauma, to promote healing and resilience. This approach ensures that disaster response efforts are sensitive to the diverse needs of individuals, helping to minimize harm and aid recovery. Explore how trauma-informed practices can improve disaster response outcomes and foster resilience in affected populations.
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Recovery Planning
First Responders and Mental Health
How the Aftermath of Natural Disasters Affects Mental Health
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Dr. Bruce Perry’s Seven-Slide Series illustrates how trauma impacts brain development, especially in children. It demonstrates the neurological changes that occur when the brain is exposed to stress or neglect and how these changes influence behavior and learning. Explore the key concepts from the series to understand the brain’s response to trauma and its implications for healing and care.
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Generational trauma refers to the transmission of trauma across generations, where the effects of traumatic experiences are passed down through families or communities. This can influence behavior, relationships, and emotional health, often without the next generation fully understanding its origins. Explore how generational trauma manifests, its long-term effects, and strategies for breaking the cycle of trauma within families and communities.
How Trauma Can Alter Your Biology
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Historical trauma refers to the collective trauma experienced by a group or community, often due to widespread events such as genocide, colonization, or systemic oppression. The effects of such trauma can span multiple generations, impacting the community's health, culture, and identity. Explore the concept of historical trauma, its ongoing impact on affected populations, and approaches for healing and reconciliation.
How Do People Experience Historical Trauma
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Incarceration can be a traumatic experience, often leading to lasting psychological, emotional, and social effects. For many, time in prison exacerbates pre-existing trauma and creates new challenges, including isolation, abuse, and difficulty reintegrating into society. Explore the trauma associated with incarceration and strategies for supporting individuals both during and after their time in prison.
Healing from Parental Incarceration
Reforming the Criminal Justice System
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TIO's Introduction to TIC Online Training Modules include four free, self-directed, self-paced modules that walk you through the basics of trauma-informed care, as well as an introduction and closing video. Each module includes a course content video, an additional “Voices from the Community” video that highlights how trauma-informed care is being implemented in a specific community, additional resources that you can read to further your learning, questions that can be used for personal reflection, and a knowledge check. Upon successful completion of the course and submission of our feedback survey, you will be eligible to download a certificate of course completion.
Register for an account to access these free training modules. After registration, you can log in using your account credentials to track your progress within the course, take the modules and knowledge checks, complete the feedback survey, and download your certificate of completion.
Trauma Informed Oregon's Introduction to Trauma Informed Care (TIC) Online Training Modules!
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Medical trauma refers to the emotional and psychological distress caused by medical procedures, diagnoses, or experiences with healthcare systems, especially when these experiences are perceived as invasive, life-threatening, or out of control. This can affect individuals of all ages, leading to anxiety, fear, and trust issues with healthcare providers. Explore the impact of medical trauma and strategies for providing trauma-sensitive care in healthcare settings.
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Organizational trauma-informed practices involve creating a supportive, empathetic, and understanding work environment that recognizes the impact of trauma on both employees and clients. These practices are grounded in the principles of safety, trust, choice, collaboration, and empowerment. By adopting trauma-informed approaches at the organizational level, workplaces can foster resilience, reduce stress, and improve employee well-being while ensuring that clients receive care that is sensitive to their experiences. Explore how organizational trauma-informed practices can reshape team dynamics, improve service delivery, and promote healing and recovery within the workplace.
Achieving Psychological Safety
Creating a Unified Team Through Transparency
Explaining Confidentiality to Clients in Social Work
How Managers Handle Employee Burnout
How to Create a Safe, Trauma-Informed Environment
How Trauma Screening and Assessment Impact Wellbeing
Setting Better Boundaries at Work
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Pain-based behavior refers to the emotional and physical responses individuals exhibit as a result of chronic pain, injury, or unresolved trauma. These behaviors can manifest in various ways, including withdrawal, irritability, aggression, or avoidance. Secondary challenges occur when individuals, coping with pain or trauma, develop additional difficulties such as anxiety, depression, or impaired social functioning. It’s important to understand how persistent pain can affect mental health, and to recognize the strategies that support healing, promote adaptive coping, and foster understanding in environments affected by pain-related behaviors.
5 Harmful Behaviors That Are Actually Your Trauma Response
Breaking Down the Psychology Behind Hoarding
Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorders: Crash Course Psychology
School, Troubled Kids, Trauma, the Brain and Pain-Based Behaviors
The Anger Iceberg: Unmasking the Hidden Emotions Beneath the Surface
The Phenomenon Stopping Kids Going to School Because of Crippling Anxiety
The Psychology Behind NSSI (content warning)
Trauma and Addiction: Crash Course Psychology #31
Trauma or Anger - What's the Root of Your Emotional Pain
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Racial trauma refers to the emotional and psychological harm caused by experiences of racism, discrimination, and systemic inequality. This trauma can result from both direct incidents and ongoing exposure to racial prejudice, impacting mental health and well-being. Explore the effects of racial trauma on individuals and communities, and strategies for healing, resilience, and creating supportive environments.
400 Years of Racial Trauma: Then and Now
How Racism Ties Into Trauma and PTSD
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Resiliency refers to the ability to bounce back and adapt following trauma, while post-traumatic growth (PTG) describes the positive transformation that can emerge from challenging life events. While trauma can deeply affect an individual's emotional and psychological health, many people find that their struggles lead to personal growth, deeper connections with others, and a renewed sense of purpose. Explore the process of overcoming adversity, the factors that contribute to resilience, and how individuals can experience growth in the aftermath of trauma, fostering healing and long-term well-being.
Don't Chase Happiness. Become Anti-Fragile
Post-Traumatic Growth is Real – with the Right Support
What is Post-Traumatic Growth with Dr. Kat Truitt
What is Trauma? The Author of “The Body Keeps the Score” Explains
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Secondary traumatic stress and vicarious trauma occur when individuals indirectly experience trauma through exposure to the suffering of others, often in caregiving or helping professions. This can lead to emotional, physical, and psychological symptoms similar to those of direct trauma survivors. Explore how these forms of trauma affect professionals and caregivers, and learn strategies for prevention, self-care, and support.
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Trauma-informed care policies involve creating environments in schools, workplaces, and communities that recognize the widespread impact of trauma and prioritize safety, trust, and support. These policies aim to reduce re-traumatization and promote healing by integrating trauma-sensitive practices into everyday interactions and institutional frameworks. Explore how trauma-informed care can be applied across different settings to foster resilience and well-being.
3 Trauma-Informed Practices Backed By Science
5 Principles of Trauma-Informed Design
Dr. Pickens Explains Trauma-Informed Approach
Getting Started with Trauma-Informed Practices
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Trauma-informed schools create safe, supportive environments that recognize the impact of trauma on students' learning and well-being. By focusing on trust, consistency, and emotional support, these schools help students feel more engaged and capable. Explore how trauma-informed practices improve academic performance, foster emotional growth, and contribute to a positive school culture.
A School's Journey Toward Trauma Sensitivity
Black Student Voices: What We Need From Our Schools
Black Student Voices: Classroom Discussions on Race
Dr. Perry's Insights for Educators - The Neurosequential Model (5 Part Series)
Education Buzzwords Defined: What Are Trauma-Informed Practices?
Formed Families Forward Trauma Training Series
Getting Started with Trauma-Informed Practices
School, Troubled Kids, Trauma, The Brain and Pain-Based Behaviors
The Phenomenon Stopping Kids Going To School Because of Crippling Anxiety