Supporting Children Living with Grief and Trauma: A Multidisciplinary Approach
| Date: | December 10-11, 2008 |
| Duration: | 2.0 days |
| Cost: | $200.00 |
| City/State: | Los Angeles, CA |
| Training Location: |
Wilshire Grand Hotel 930 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: (213) 688-7777 Fax: (213) 612-3989 |
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This training will focus on the needs of children who experience grief and trauma as a result of homicide and how victim service providers, mental health professionals, and law enforcement can work together to best serve these children. Topics include:
- The signs of grief and trauma in children affected by a homicidal death and the unique challenges surrounding this experience.
- Appropriate intervention strategies with children experiencing grief and trauma in order to make referrals.
- Strategies to enhance multidisciplinary responses to the special needs of children who experience grief and trauma.
This training will focus on the needs of children who experience grief and trauma as a result of homicide and how victim service providers, mental health professionals, and law enforcement can work together to best serve these children. Topics include:
- The signs of grief and trauma in children affected by a homicidal death and the unique challenges surrounding this experience.
- Appropriate intervention strategies with children experiencing grief and trauma in order to make referrals.
- Strategies to enhance multidisciplinary responses to the special needs of children who experience grief and trauma.
Module 1: Overview
Module 2: What Is Trauma?
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Define trauma.
- Identify examples of traumatic events.
Module 3: What Is Homicidal Death?
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Define homicidal death.
- Describe the impact of homicidal death on children.
Module 4: How Is a Homicidal Death Different from Other Deaths?
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate homicide from other types of death.
- Describe how and why media may negatively impact children experiencing grief.
Module 5: The Death Dynamic
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the role of the death dynamic in children.
Module 6: What We Know About Children and Grief
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Describe the impact of traumatic grief on children.
Module 7: Children Experiencing Grief and Trauma
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Identify the signs and symptoms of trauma.
- Describe the effects of trauma on brain development.
- Relate developmental stages to various trauma manifestations.
Module 8: Effective Responses to Children
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Identify practical ways to help grieving children.
Module 9: Multidisciplinary Responses
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Adopt best practices for collaborating as a multidisciplinary team to serve children experiencing grief and trauma.
- Construct a vision of a multidisciplinary approach that would result in the greatest healing benefits for children experiencing grief and trauma.