Trauma Awareness

For Children and Youth Staff And Volunteers

Trauma Sensitivity Workshop

Duration: 105 minutes

One of the best ways you can support foster families and the youth in their care is to understand trauma and the best ways to support them. These 7 modules (1 hour 45 min total) will give you tips and tools to be a great support!

  • Trauma and Toxic Stress
  • Connection Principles
  • Empowering Principles
  • Correction Principles
  • What is Foster Care
  • How Can You Help

Trauma Sensitivity

Module 1:

How Trauma Affects a Child

Module 2:

Connection Principles

Module 3:

Empowering Principles

Module 4:

Correcting Principles

Supporting Foster Families

Module 5:

What is Foster Care

Module 6:

When Help Isn’t Helpful

Module 7:

How To Help Foster Families

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Additional Resources

Trauma Awareness Guide

Reinforces key tenets and teachings in our one-hour course, “Becoming Trauma Aware.”

foster care and adoption FAQs

Trauma Sensitivity

Explore AKB’s free trauma resources