For many new parents, stress can be overwhelming and can lead to depression, anxiety, and challenges during pregnancy and while taking care of an infant. Mothers and Babies is an evidence-based intervention that helps parents improve their mood by fostering skills to cope with stress especially with mothers dealing with postpartum depression. The program focuses on delivering tools and support for pregnant and new parents to help manage stress, promoting healthy bonding with baby, and promoting healthy communication and social support.
In the absence of protective relationships, toxic stress in childhood impacts an individual’s well-being across the lifetime.
This 90-minute workshop provides an overview of the ACE study, trauma, toxic stress and the impact on health. Resilience and building a trauma-informed approach is also explored.
Learning objectives participants will learn:
The importance of creating trauma-informed and resilience-building practices based on the findings of the ACEs research.
About the ACE study, including outcomes and findings;
Definition of toxic stress and its impact on the developing brain in early childhood and throughout the lifespan;
Impact of early adversity on lifelong health, mental and physical;
Watch the recorded session from October 22, when we joined forces with the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health to celebrate babies with a powerful call to action.
Hosted at The Breakers, the event featured Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, who streamed live from California to share her expertise on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and trauma.
Catch her presentation and insightful conversation with key leaders across Florida!
Everyone experiences stress. Our bodies are meant to feel stress and to react to it.
Most people experience stress on a daily basis. Stress keeps us alert and ready to avoid danger. Stress results from things that impact upon us in the normal course of life. But what happens when our stress does not go away? Your body is only meant to handle stress in small bursts. Chronic stress can lead to serious problems, lowering your immune system and interfering with the proper functioning of your body’s systems.
In this intensive workshop, participants will learn about:
Define terms and provide history relevant to race and racism. Describe the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma in the context of race. Reflect on individuals’ experiences with racism and racial trauma. Describe resiliency in the face of racism. Share opportunities for learning, growth, change, and healing.
In the absence of protective relationships, toxic stress in childhood impacts an individual’s well-being across the lifetime. This workshop provides an overview of the ACE and PCE studies, trauma, toxic stress, and the impact it has on one’s health. In addition ways to build resilience will be discussed.
In this training with Paris Goodyear-Brown, participants will explore the physiological confusion that often results with dysregulated children and teens as their stress response systems work to keep up with the pressures of our world.
Participants will learn techniques to help children articulate their anxiety provoking situations; establish emotional granularity, and soothe the physiology. Playful tools for designing and tracking gradual exposures will be covered.
Specific Play Therapy techniques will be augmented by detailed case examples, video clips, and experiential learning.
2. Explain the role of early attachment relationships in the evolution of a child’s self-regulation.
3. Articulate five play therapy interventions aimed at soothing the physiology.
4. List five play therapy interventions aimed at helping clients rehearse impulse control and/or anger management skills.
5. List three metaphors that can be used to describe how anxiety grows and how it can be reduced.
6. List six co-regulation strategies codified in the acronym SOOTHE.
7. List three play therapy tools for tracking exposure/response prevention trials.
Cost: $180 LIVE: This will be a LIVE, in-person workshop. Participants must attend the entire presentation and will be awarded LIVE CONTACT APT CE’s upon successful completion of a post test. Approved by APT for 6 LIVE CONTACT APT CE Hours & Florida Psychologist, LMHC, LMFT & LCSW CEU’s.
Discounts are also available for groups of 10+ people!
All cancellations must be made at least 10 days prior to the scheduled workshop. Registered participants who provide proper notice (10 days or more) will be credited, minus a 25% workshop fee. For registered participants who cancel less than 10 days prior to the workshops, credit towards a future workshop will be provided. This credit must be used within 1 year of the original workshop date (no cash refunds). The registered participant may invite another person to substitute their place in the workshop (in which they are registered) at any time at no charge.
No shows or missed workshops will not receive a refund or credit.
Center for Child Counseling is approved by the Florida Board of Psychology and Board of Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, and Licensed Mental Health Counselors: Provider #50-11511.
Center for Child Counseling is an approved provider of Play Therapy Continuing Education through the Association for Play Therapy, which has developed policies, standards, and the credentialing for the practice of Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider #09-263.
*Play therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.
Center for Child Counseling is approved through the Florida Board of Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, and Licensed Mental Health Providers #50-11511.
Social and emotional development affects every aspect of a child’s life.
Children are born with the need and desire to connect with those around them. When parents, caregivers and teachers establish and model positive relationships with children during their early years of life, children feel safe and secure, laying the foundation for healthy social and emotional development. This process affects how children experience the world, express themselves, manage their emotions, and establish positive relationships with others.
In this FREE Online Workshop, you will learn about:
Understanding Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
Social and Emotional Skills
The Importance of SEL
Social and Emotional Developmental Milestones for grades K-5
Strategies to help your child develop social and emotional skills
