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Taking your self-guided journey
Taking your self-guided journey
This training is delivered as a video‑guided, activity‑based workshop designed to shift mental models, deepen understanding of trauma and resilience, and strengthen trauma‑informed practice across sectors. The structure blends short instructional videos with facilitated reflection, hands‑on activities, and group discussion to ensure participants learn not just what trauma is, but how to respond with compassion, clarity, and confidence.
This training is excellent for onboarding new staff, board members, and volunteers, or for shifting work cultures to better incorporate trauma-informed best practices.
It can also be facilitated in a group setting at staff meetings, volunteer trainings, and board orientations. You can use the facilitator guide to support implementation.
TRAINING PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES:
Workshop Purpose: The purpose of this presentation and associated activities and discussions is to increase awareness and understanding of trauma and its effects on children, brain development, behavior, families, and our communities.
Our hope: to encourage participants to become trauma-informed and/or trauma-competent so that our community is better positioned to improve and then sustain positive physical and mental health and well-being.
Please note that this training is delivered in three parts and takes a total of 90 minutes to complete. Larger groups may need two hours for implementation to ensure adequate time for activities and discussions.
Participants in this workshop will be able to:
Differentiate types of trauma (acute, chronic, complex, and vicarious/secondary)
Explain the concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences and describe their long-term impacts on health, behavior, and well-being
Describe how trauma and toxic stress affect brain architectues
Recognize survival behaviors and how they show up in children, youth, and adults
Identify components of traumawise care (felt-saftey, connection, and regulation/coping)
Recognize that becoming a trauma-informed practitioner is a process with four phases: aware, sensitive, responsive and informed
Trauma 101 - A Case for An Informed Approach Training Videos
Trauma 101 - A Case for An Informed Approach Training Videos
Before you begin...
Please take 7-10 minutes to complete the Trauma 101 pre-assessment. Feedback on incorrect answers will give you guidance on which segment of the training to focus on.
Part I - Defining Trauma
Part I - Defining Trauma
In the first part of this training, participants will explore the definition, types, and experiences of trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences, and dig into the prevelance of ACEs in Georgia.
Part II - ACEs, Brain Development & Behavior
Part II - ACEs, Brain Development & Behavior
The second part of this training will focus on will focus on the impact of ACEs and traumatic experiences on brain development, the attachment cycle and impact of broken attachment on individuals and relationships , the impact of trauma on the body's nervous system, and the importance of remaining in the Resilience Zone.
Part III - The Power of PCEs, an Informed Approach
Part III - The Power of PCEs, an Informed Approach
The final segment of this training we will explore the power of positive adult and child experiences, approaches to building resilience and repairing attachment, the pillars of taumawise care (felt-safety, connection, and regulation/coping, and the importance of scaffolding.
Before you go...
Please take 7-10 minutes to complete the Trauma 101 post-assessment. Feedback on incorrect answers will help you identify areas you may need additional training/capacity building. Submitting your email address will allow us to send your assessment results. Emails will not be used in any other way.
Participants who score 80 or higher will automatically recieve a certificate of participation, as long as they enter their full name in question #1.
What's Next:
This video training series provides participants with the baseline knowledge and understanding needed to begin a journey toward implementing a poverty-informed approach. To do so with fidelity, we encourage you to continue your learning through additional training and self-directed study. Link to the Resilient Georgia Training Roadmap below to find additional web-based and in-person trainings. We have also compiled a short list of trauma-informed resources to help frame your understanding.
Resilient GA Training Roadmap
Resilient GA Training Roadmap
The implementation of a poverty-informed approach is an ongoing organizational paradigm shift. The trainings listed on the map (click each icon/building for a comprehensive downloadable list by sector) are divided into 4 levels as defined by the Missouri Model: Trauma Aware, Trauma Sensitive, Trauma Responsive, and Trauma informed. These trainings can support organizations and communities in building capacity to provide compassionate approaches to families in the crisis of poverty.
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