Trauma Informed Parenting: The First Year of Placement Online Workshop - Spring 2021

Format: This course is composed of three 1.5-hour online workshops and three hours of self-directed homework. In addition, the facilitator will host an optional one-hour group follow up call to support participants as they work to implement the strategies discussed in the three-part workshop.

Course outline:

Session 1 - Understanding trauma and the relationship between adoption and trauma.

1. Understanding trauma
2. Children in care
3. Child/adolescent development
4. Attachment

Session 2 - Transitioning. The first six months after placement

1. Healing from trauma - an ecological perspective
2. Trauma informed principles in the first six months
3. Predictable adjustments in the first six months

Session 3 - Opportunity. Six months to one year after placement

1. Predictable adjustments six months and beyond
2. Trauma informed parenting principles
3. Self-care

Activities: Presented in an online multi-media format, activities include: live online presentations, online group discussions, watching videos, reading articles, homework assignments. 

This workshop uses the Zoom online meeting platform. Please check your computers/devices compatibility here. 

Facilitator: This course is taught by an instructor with over 16 years in the permanency field. She holds her MSW and is a PH.D. candidate in Child and Youth Care.

Audience: Prospective and current adoptive parents.

Dates:  Tuesday, April 27th, May 4th, and May 11th from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Optional group follow up call: Tuesday, May 18th at 7:00 PM

Fee: $95 per person.

Login info: Workshop login information will be provided to you one day prior to each workshop session.

Contact: Registrar 604-320-7330 ext 107 or registration@bcadoption.com

Cancellation Policy

**Please note that we require a minimum of 12 participants to run the workshop.