ACEs & Developmental Trauma Part 1 Webinar

ACEs & Developmental Trauma Part 1: The Science & Why it Matters with Kathy Soden & Sylvia Gibbons, Adoption Council of Ontario PACT Team & DTAA Members

Intended audience: pre-adoptive families, adoptive, kinship and customary care families, adult adoptees and the professionals who support those on adoption and permanency journeys

Objectives:

• provide an overview of:
  • the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and its findings, 
  • the brain science related to childhood trauma and adversity, and 
  • what developmental trauma is all about
• explain why it's important to understand these topics through the lens of adoption and permanency journeys
• introduce a discussion about the prevention and healing of developmental trauma which will be expanded upon in Part 2
• discuss the brain's resilience and opportunities for strengthening neural pathways
• introduce Ontario's Developmental Trauma Action Alliance and its goals
• provide relevant resources and further learning opportunities

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Monday, July 13th, 2020 | 7:00PM - 8:30PM | Online Webinar (This course is currently full)

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