Trauma-Responsive Care Training for Foster Caregivers: Nurturing Attachments - SESSION 3
·Learn how trauma influences all aspects of a child’s development.
·Discuss how many children experience trauma when we fail as individuals and
systems to create safety and belonging for the children in foster care.
·Be introduced to Polyvagal theory, which helps us understand that if we change the
underlying felt sense of safety, then behaviours more consistent with learning and
positive relationships can emerge.
·Understand that children will not learn self-regulation skills before they have
experienced multiple experiences of adults co-regulating their emotional experiences
·Have opportunities to practice co-regulation of a child’s emotional experiences and
leading with connection before correction.
·Learn the concept of blocked care and how to stay open
as we engage in this hard work.
·Discuss skills and practices that help create safety for children and families.
·Be helped to recognize microaggressions and practice ways to address differences
in lived experiences with humility.
Presented by The George Hull Centre for Children and Families
