Trauma Informed Care for Children and Adolescents
Program Description
This TrainingSpace course is a recording of a teleconference previously broadcast on 3/31/09. This program, sponsored by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), is intended to reach clinicians, outpatient, hospital, residential, and juvenile justice staff serving children and adolescents who have experienced trauma in their lives. For many youth, trauma is a precursor to placement with OCFS and a primary reason they are seen in community, hospital inpatient, residential and juvenile justice settings.
This broadcast will feature information related to trauma-informed therapy and manifestations of trauma as seen in various settings in local communities, such as hospitals, private practices, juvenile justice settings, etc. Strategies to assess trauma and successful models of treatment will be discussed.
Please note: The primary target audience for this teleconference is clinicians.
Presenters
Judith Lewis Herman, MD, is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of Training at the Victims of Violence Program at The Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA. She is the originator of the diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder which describes a syndrome following prolonged, repeated trauma.
Elissa Jill Brown, PhD, is currently a professor of psychology at St. John's University and a board member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Dr. Brown has been published many times on the subject of trauma, child abuse and grief. She is the recipient of the St. John's University Faculty Research Award 2006 - 2007 and the Early Career Research Award of the Child, APA Division 37 Child Maltreatment 2004.
Diana Davis Shultz, MS, MSW, LCSW, has 9 years experience in residential treatment in both urban and rural settings primarily with a JD/PINS population and 6 years with an early model of therapeutic foster care. She has provided training for foster/adoptive care for 20 years and maintains a small private practice.
Dr. Joseph Benamati, MSW, EdD, of Benamati and Associates, Training and Consultation Services, was trained as a medic during the Vietnam War. This experience began his lifelong interest in the field of trauma. Dr. Benamati is the author of START (Systematic Training to Assist in the Recovery from Trauma) and a member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN).
Program Length
Approximately 120 minutes
Registration for this course is handled through STARS. You must first have your SDC or Training Coordinator nominate you before you can access the materials.