Trauma Training for Child Welfare Professionals

June 23, 2026

Child welfare professionals are leaders in facilitating change from a reliance on psychotropic medications to a trauma-informed system of care. This course supports learning how trauma-informed care supports the healing process.

If you need ADA Accommodations, please email us with the name and date of the training at least 3 weeks in advance at: [email protected].   

Target Audience

Foster Care and Child Welfare professionals and stakeholders. Unlicensed and licensed behavioral health professionals including but not limited to, social workers, graduate-level counselors, therapists, and substance use professionals. Unlicensed and licensed health care professionals including, but not limited to, nurses.

Practice Level: Beginner and/or Intermediate.

Learning Objectives

  • Define types of trauma and areas of the brain impacted by trauma.
  • Offer three health risk behaviors that are associated with adverse childhood experiences.
  • Explain the relationship between trauma and mental health diagnoses/medications.
Course summary
Available credit (Listed in Hours): 
  • 2.00 Attendance/Participation
Course opens: 
03/17/2026
Course expires: 
07/07/2026
Event starts: 
06/23/2026 - 9:00am CDT
Event ends: 
06/23/2026 - 12:00pm CDT
  • Sign In and Welcome.
  • Course Content.
  • Break.
  • Course Content.
  • Course Evaluation.

 

Online
United States

Chad Sedam, PhD, CRC

No continuing education available for this event.

 

Available Credit (Listed in Hours)

  • 2.00 Attendance/Participation
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Required Hardware/software

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