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Parenting Traumatized Infants and Toddlers: Myths vs. Facts for 0-5

This training was presented on
October 17, 2023

 

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TRAINING MATERIALS & RESOURCES:

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TRAINING DETAILS:

This presentation will focus on the age range of 0 to 5 and what you can do to support caregivers regarding challenging behaviors from their young children. Specific developmental considerations will be discussed as well as current terms for what these problems may be labeled (e.g., PTSD, Developmental Trauma Disorder, etc). Strong emphasis will be placed on myths (e.g., when a provider says “your child has reactive attachment and they can’t get better from that”) versus facts (e.g., how traumatic stress impacts early childhood development) for this age range. Additionally, concrete tools and resources (e.g., specific treatments) to support caregivers of these children will be discussed.

 

Learners will:

  • Learn how trauma impacts behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and developmental functioning for children ages 0-5
  • Understand what it means to be “trauma informed” for this age range
  • Gain concrete tools and resources for this age range that can be shared with caregivers

 

Who should attend: All staff of family resource center (FRCs), child abuse prevention councils (CAPCs), community-based organizations, and other child- and family-serving systems

 

Important Training Information:

  • This is a webinar-style training. This means that you will not be on camera and will not be able to see other learners. This training will not include breakout rooms. Opportunities to interact with the presenter(s) and other participants will be included.
  • This training will be recorded. The recording will be available to registered learners within 2 days of the training.
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MEET THE SPEAKER

Dr. Michael Gomez is Clinical Instructor at Bradley Hospital, Lifespan Institute, a teaching hospital for the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. He was previously director of the Adversity and Resilience Community Center (ARCC), a child trauma behavioral health clinic in Texas where he was also Adjunct Professor at Texas Tech University Psychological Sciences; the Texas Tech University College of Education; and the TTUHSC School of Nursing. He was previously faculty at the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect/Child Study Center Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the Oklahoma University Health and Sciences Center.

Dr. Gomez specializes in Trauma-Focused CBT, treatment of adolescents with problematic sexual behaviors (PSB), PCIT, TARGET, and assessment of autism spectrum disorders. He is a Nationally Certified TF-CBT Trainers and a Nationally Certified CE-CERT Trainer, a model for addressing burnout and vicarious trauma in providers. He is a co-chair for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s (NCTSN) Trauma and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Workgroup.

 

 

MICHAEL GOMEZ, PhD

Psychologist, TF-CBT National Trainer, CE-CERT National Trainer, NCTSN Affiliate Member