Applying trauma-informed care means more than understanding trauma, it means helping youth and families experience safety.
Participants will explore:
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What is trauma-informed care?
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Moving beyond principles to everyday practice.
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Why do people experience safety differently?
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Understanding the role of trauma, attachment, stigma, and intersectionality.
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How do we better understand behaviour?
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Shifting from "What's wrong?" to "What do you need?"
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What can we do differently tomorrow?
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Practical communication and relationship-centred strategies that strengthen trust and reduce the risk of re-traumatization.
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Who is this for:
Everyone! This training is for anyone walking alongside a young person impacted by a parent’s substance use. That includes parents, caregivers, foster parents, educators, counsellors, youth workers, and others who want to build stronger relationships and support the emotional wellbeing of young people in their lives.
Learning outcomes
Participants will leave with:
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A stronger understanding of trauma-informed care and its application in practice.
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Greater confidence recognizing protective responses and unmet needs.
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Practical tools to foster trust, collaboration, and experienced safety.
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Strategies to create more compassionate, relationship-centred interactions that support meaningful engagement.
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Trauma-informed Care
$79
Meet Our Trainers
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Agnes Chen
Registered Nurse;
Executive Director and founder at Starlings
Tacia Tsimaras
Provisional Psychologist ;
Education Lead at Starlings