Developmental Trauma and Trauma-informed Schools: Transforming Knowledge Into Action COURSE

PD: Gen Ed IP | This program is completed

476 Holiday Dr. Rutland, VT 05701 United States

TBD

Graduate

9/26/2017-1/25/2018

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$1,590.00

This course will focus on the global impact that chronic traumatic stress has on the developing child. Research and clinical practice has helped clarify the expansive effects of chronic trauma, often referred to as the “Seven Domains of Impairment” (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network). Participants will examine these seven domains with an eye towards their application by educators and schools, noting the specific and often innovative strategies necessary to help children learn and develop. We will also examine many innovative approaches to building “trauma-informed schools,” developed through combined efforts from mental health providers, neuroscientist, educators, and school administrators. Through a mixture of didactic teaching, student consultations, videotape, and activities, participants will increase both their theoretical understanding of complex trauma and their confidence in working with a broad variety of youth impacted by traumatic events. This workshop series/course is appropriate for PK-12 educators.

Course takers will participate in two workshops on 9/26 and 10/23, and then 3 other classes in which learners will meet these objectives:
1. Develop a sound understanding and capacity to apply basic concepts related to psychological trauma.
2. Increase his/her knowledge of the impacts of traumatic stress across the child’s lifespan.
3. Learn and apply the “Seven Domains of Impairment” to their work setting.
4. Increase his/her understanding of systems theory and how this applies to the students and school in which they work.

  • The 3 graduate credits for this course will come from Castleton State University.
  • If you wish to attend only the workshops, please search and register for the WORKSHOP option.
Melnick, David

Dave Melnick, LICSW is the Director of the Transforming Trauma Collaborative at the NFI Family Center. For the past 40 years, Dave has worked in a variety of clinical settings including outpatient, residential treatment, and in public and day treatment schools. Along with his focus on Developmental Trauma, Dave has expertise in family therapy, adolescence, attachment, Reflective Practices, and Trauma-Informed Systems. He has provided trauma-informed services to over 250 schools in Vermont, as well as those in NY and Quebec. In 2015, the ChildTrauma Academy (CTA) acknowledged that Dave had completed NMT Training Certification through the Phase II level, and between 2017-2021 he was a Fellow at the CTA. Dave teaches graduate classes for the Vermont Higher Education Collaboration, and is a presenter and consultant in Vermont, New York, California and Canada.