Story Behind the Curve
Program Summary
ACES/Trauma Informed Training
Training objectives are:
- Define Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma & Toxic Stress
- Understand the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on education, the brain and development
- Outline the components of a Trauma Informed School
- Build awareness of self and develop self-care routines
- Expand their toolbox for addressing brain-based behaviors and responding to children who have experienced trauma
Racial Equity Training
Training objectives are:
- Demonstrate increased self-awareness of racial, ethnic and class biases
- Define cultural and linguistic competency and indicate familiarity with the states of cultural competence
- Describe the implication of demographic trends for health and mental health disparities
- Identify links between racial, social educational and health inequities and disparities
- Integrate National CLAS standards into practice and service providing
- Describe how cultural beliefs shape clinical beliefs shape clinical encounters and patients health and mental health outcomes
Incorporate cultural linguistic competence into service providing
Target Population
- Members of the Board of Education, School Administrative staff, individual school staff and Head Start staff
- Available County wide with all encouraged to participate