Impact of Trauma on Early Child Development (0-5)

This course addresses the impact of traumatic experiences child development. Participants will explore and engage in experiential activities that will enhance their abilities to understand and to effectively address issues associated with trauma in children.

After attending this training, participants will be able to:

Describe theories of normative child development across six areas of development
Recognize the interplay of traumatic experiences, age at exposure, and protective factors
Understand the impact of trauma on physical and cognitive development
Understand the impact of trauma on attachment, relationship and psychosocial development
Recognize the impact of trauma on emotional and moral development
List steps child welfare workers can take to incorporate understanding of the impact of trauma in their work

CEUs

0.55

Section Number

263CPS913

Instruction Method

Online class

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Section Schedule

Mon., Mar 8th, 2027, 9:00am to 12:00pm

Thur., Mar 11th, 2027, 9:00am to 12:00pm

Fees

$0.00

Instructors

Brandi Hawk

Brandi Hawk earned her Ph.D. in Clinical and Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied the impact of institution-wide caregiver interventions on the development of young children reared in institutions in the Russian Federation. She is currently a licensed psychologist at the Child and Adolescent Abuse Resource, Evaluation, Diagnostic, and Treatment Center (CAARE Center) within the Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis Children’s Hospital. She is the clinical manager for programs providing mental health services to children experiencing homelessness and young children in new foster placements and is a co-developer of Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE), a brief intervention for children and caregivers. She has conducted trainings on children’s mental health, interventions for children, parenting and childhood trauma both nationally and internationally.

Chelsea Alcantara

Chelsea Alcantara is a clinical psychologist at the UC Davis Child and Adolescent Abuse Resource and Evaluation (CAARE) Center in Sacramento, California. She provides evidenced-based treatments to underserved youth ages 0-18 years and their families with a variety of mental health conditions. She also provides mental health consultation and preventative dyadic interventions within an integrated primary care clinic for youth involved in child welfare. Her expertise is in treating children that have experienced trauma and in the treatment of young children 0-5 years and their families. She focuses on strengthening the caregiving relationships in a child’s life that sets the foundation for resilience and all future development.