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CWLA is pleased to present the three-part virtual training series that features the publication Working with Traumatized Children – A Handbook for Healing. Now in its third edition, Working with Traumatized Children has been updated to include new strategies and approaches for caregivers and others responsible for meeting the needs of children who are vulnerable.

Participants will gain a strengthened capacity to:

• Define what trauma is and differentiate it from stress
• Provide examples of trauma symptoms in children and adults
• Describe how trauma can impact children’s brains
• Advocate for the provision of safe environments when working with children and adults who have been affected by trauma
• Provide examples of how systems can be traumatizing or retraumatize people
• Explain the importance of understanding the vagus nerve when working with families and children who have been affected by trauma
• Express why self-reflective practices and supervision are important when working with this population

Training registrants will receive an electronic copy of Working with Traumatized Children, Companion Workbook which supplements the virtual training sessions. Training registrants are also eligible to receive a 30% discount on the purchase of hard copies of Working with Traumatized Children – A Handbook for Healing, Third Edition and Working with Traumatized Children, Companion Workbook.  Use promo code WWTC-30 in CWLA’s Bookstore.

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CWLA is pleased to present the three-part virtual training series that features the publication Working with Traumatized Children – A Handbook for Healing. Now in its third edition, Working with Traumatized Children has been updated to include new strategies and approaches for caregivers and others responsible for meeting the needs of children who are vulnerable.

Participants will gain a strengthened capacity to:

• Define what trauma is and differentiate it from stress
• Provide examples of trauma symptoms in children and adults
• Describe how trauma can impact children’s brains
• Advocate for the provision of safe environments when working with children and adults who have been affected by trauma
• Provide examples of how systems can be traumatizing or retraumatize people
• Explain the importance of understanding the vagus nerve when working with families and children who have been affected by trauma
• Express why self-reflective practices and supervision are important when working with this population

Training registrants will receive an electronic copy of Working with Traumatized Children, Companion Workbook which supplements the virtual training sessions. Training registrants are also eligible to receive a 30% discount on the purchase of hard copies of Working with Traumatized Children – A Handbook for Healing, Third Edition and Working with Traumatized Children, Companion Workbook.  Use promo code WWTC-30 in CWLA’s Bookstore.

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Join us for an in-depth training that will walk you through each of the systems that someone with a Co-Occurring I/DD and Behavioral Health will need to access to receive the supports and services that they need.

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Parenting is challenging, particularly when you are parenting a child from a hard place. TBRI ® Empowering Principles will provide an in-depth look at ways to empower your children by meeting their unique physical needs and creating an environment in which they can succeed. This session includes information on sensory processing and practical tools and skills to help children regulate their emotions and behaviors. This multi-disciplinary training is designed to give caregivers, volunteers, and professionals who serve children and families the knowledge and practical skills they need to bring hope and healing.

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Participants in the workshop will:

• Understand trauma-informed care principles
• Become familiar with START’s new drug testing standards for parents in child welfare that are grounded in trauma-informed care principles

Become trauma-informed in approaching parents who have substance use challenges

Presenters

START experts Tina Willauer and Lynn Posze—along with panelists from START affiliates

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Youth advo­cates, ser­vice providers and com­mu­ni­ty lead­ers: Are you frus­trat­ed by the neg­a­tive nar­ra­tives about young peo­ple? Thriv­ing Youth: Mes­sag­ing Strate­gies to Encour­age a Brighter Future for Young Peo­ple, an upcom­ing webi­nar host­ed by the Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion, offers guid­ance on how to lever­age data and mes­sag­ing to com­pose pos­i­tive, asset-framed nar­ra­tives about young peo­ple. Recent research com­mis­sioned by the Foun­da­tion shows that the pub­lic remains inclined to sup­port youth devel­op­ment, includ­ing many pre­ven­ta­tive inter­ven­tions. Data indi­cate that pos­i­tive and warm par­ent-youth rela­tion­ships help chil­dren grow up healthy and with skills to suc­ceed in school. Out­side of par­ents, schools, men­tors and youth pro­grams that offer young peo­ple con­struc­tive activ­i­ties like sports, arts and employ­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties lead to reduced risks and bet­ter out­comes. Young peo­ple can thrive if adults and com­mu­ni­ties invest in them and their futures.

Exec­u­tive direc­tors and staff of youth-serv­ing orga­ni­za­tions, par­tic­u­lar­ly those sup­port­ing the young peo­ple with the most bar­ri­ers to suc­cess, are strug­gling to over­come dam­ag­ing stereo­types about youth. They encounter inflam­ma­to­ry and fre­quent­ly exag­ger­at­ed cov­er­age of crimes com­mit­ted by young peo­ple — often rein­forced by media. On their own, fac­tu­al data about crime trends are not help­ing to cor­rect mis­per­cep­tions sur­round­ing youth and their real­i­ties. A con­cert­ed sto­ry­telling and per­sua­sion effort in the media and with­in com­mu­ni­ties is required to neu­tral­ize harm­ful assump­tions and influ­ence poli­cies and practices.

This one-hour ses­sion will offer peo­ple in youth-serv­ing orga­ni­za­tions — espe­cial­ly those with pub­lic-fac­ing roles — data-dri­ven strate­gies to shift harm­ful nar­ra­tives, including:

• under­stand­ing pub­lic per­cep­tion about young people’s chal­lenges and potential;
• learn­ing asset-based frames and mes­sages about what helps youth thrive, includ­ing the oppor­tu­ni­ties, guid­ance and con­nec­tions to pos­i­tive adults that local youth-serv­ing orga­ni­za­tions pro­vide; and
• dis­cov­er­ing how to bol­ster pos­i­tive sto­ry­telling about young peo­ple to counter per­va­sive neg­a­tive narratives.

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Promoting Positive Change in Communities by Confronting Poverty

Louisiana CASA is excited to host our third webinar series. This series is brought to you in partnership with the Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund so we are required to ask participants certain demographic questions during registration. Once you register, an email will be sent to you that includes the link to join the webinar. We hope to see you there!

Promoting Family Economic Well-Being Beyond Poverty

Child poverty is rooted in decades-long trends of economic hardships among families across the nation. From the grassroots movement of United Ways, measures of financial hardships have emerged through the measurements of ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). Join us in discovering the impacts of United Ways’ data collection and the ALICE movement that promotes well-being for families beyond poverty.

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Supervisors play a pivotal role in shaping a resilient and thriving workforce. Without the right tools and strategies, the demands of behavioral and community healthcare leadership can lead to burnout and high turnover, negatively impacting organizational success.  

Join the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and Relias on March 5 at 2 PM ET for an insightful webinar on how effective supervision can transform your organization. Learn actionable strategies and proven practices to empower supervisors, reduce burnout, and foster a more engaged and productive team.  

Guided by CWLA’s 4 A’s framework, this webinar will focus on:  

• Awareness: Recognizing the unique challenges supervisors face in their roles 
• Acknowledgment: Viewing supervision as a space for growth and self-reflection 
• Action: Implementing strategies to create a positive and collaborative work environment 
• Accountability: Building shared responsibility to empower and support staff effectively

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The program consists of nine 2 hour sessions. Applicants must register for the entire 9-week program. The training program will offer participating professionals the opportunity to acquire or enhance the competencies, skills and insights necessary to effectively work with children and families in the child welfare system. Please see course descriptions and course presenters below. All nine courses will be led by national experts in the field of child welfare and child maltreatment.

Event Details Coming Soon!

March 5th:  Block Physical Abuse: Solutions presented by Stacie LeBlanc, JD, MEd, FAPSAC

March 12th: Baffling, Bizarre, Beyond Belief Child Abuse Cases presented by Debra Esernio-Jenssen, MD, FAAP & Barbara Knox, MD
Resources 

(FRIDAY) March 21st: Bogus Physical Abuse: Mimics of Maltreatment presented by Michelle Greene, DO
Resources

March 26th: Brains: Abusive Head Trauma presented by Randell Alexander, MD, PhD
Resources 

April 2nd: Burns: Pediatric Burns and Their Medical Mimics in Child Maltreatment presented by Lauren Burge, MD
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April 9th: Bull: Medical Child Abuse: Detecting, Surviving and Healing from Unprecedented Bull presented by Rebecca Gill, MD, Jordyn Hope & Brian Fleming

April 16th: Bones/Fractures presented by Dr. Adrienne Atzemis

April 23rd: Brains and Backlash: Medical Diagnosis, Legal Controversies, and Prevention Strategies for Abusive Head Trauma presented by Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP, FAPSAC
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April 30th: Bruises and other Boo-Boos: Skin Injury presented by Dr. Adrienne Atzemis

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