This comprehensive four-module course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively intervene in escalating situations. These online learning modules will help participants better understand how and why escalation may happen, and how to approach these situa...

Youth and families can experience a crisis for a variety of reasons. Understanding how trauma impacts young people and their families can help us better prevent and respond to escalated situations. This 3-hour interactive workshop will help attendees better understand the connection between a young...

This module provides learners with a foundational understanding of the importance of safety planning. Modeled as a resource guide, the module reviews important rationale behind safety planning as well as a helpful sample to use in practice.    It can be helpful for practitioners to assess an...

With the increase in suicidal ideation and attempts as well as death by suicide, we are urged to reconsider assessing and attending to the level of risk for young people in our care (Westers & Plener, 2020). As providers, we can attend to both risk and protective factors early in services to support...

What makes someone resilient? Is it their inner strengths? The systems that they are embedded in or their culture? Or is it the support of family and significant others? The truth is that everyone is resilient and all of those factors help us adapt to the challenges that we face. As helping professi...

This is a 2-part training series designed to increase Family Peer Advocate’s precision in delivering support to parents that is family-centered, strength-based, and resolution-focused. Part Two begins with an immersive exercise that reminds us of approaches that are productive and those that are...

This is a 2-part training series designed to increase Family Peer Advocate’s precision in delivering support to parents that is family-centered, strength-based, and resolution-focused.  Part One will explore the complexity of working with families who are frequently managing crises large and sma...

Since the Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) study was published in the late 1990s, demonstrating that an increase in ACEs leads to an increase in one’s risk of various health and social issues, it has become the corner stone of the Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) movement. There are plenty of videos, art...

Within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, part four of this series focuses on attending to the safety of children and features the following: An overview of child abuse and neglect during the pandemic The impact of the pandemic on child abuse and neglect How to protect children Safety plann...

Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, families, first responders and healthcare providers in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, including a pandemic. Individuals affected by a disaster or traumatic incident, whether su...

The current COVID-19 crisis presents some serious barriers to service for mental health providers working with vulnerable clients and families.  While we are all trying to cope with the new normal of remaining at home, many families are confronted with severe challenges like living with: (1) de...

When considering the implementation of a trauma-informed care (TIC) approach to service delivery, the principle of Safety is often neglected. Creating a trauma-informed environment entails attending to both the psychological and physical safety of service providers and recipients. This interactive w...