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Imagine Institute for Learning (IIFL) offers trauma-informed care workshops for early childhood educators and parents. AECEA professional and student members receive 15% off public sessions and associate members receive 15% off on-site sessions.
Translating Trauma-Informed Care Principles into Practice (2 Days)
Trauma is part of the human experience and working from a trauma-informed lens acknowledges the prevalence of trauma within the population. As such, front line workers in the human services sector can anticipate that they will often serve individuals who have experienced or been affected by trauma. This two-day interactive training acknowledges the prevalence and significant impact of trauma in an individual's life and aims to inform service providers how to apply a trauma-informed lens to their current practice. Learning to deliver services in this way will allow service providers to appreciate the context in which their clients live without contributing to these traumatic experiences. Trauma-informed care aims to provide services in ways that recognize the client's need for emotional and physical safety, as well as provide the opportunity for client choice, control and collaboration (Arthur et al., 2013). This workshop will define and describe six main trauma-informed principles and will focus on how to translate these principles into practice.
QPR Suicide Prevention (3 Hours)
Imagine Institute for Learning is certified by the QPR institute to provide suicide prevention training. QPR teaches the warning signs of a suicide crisis, how to offer hope through positive action and ultimately, how to assist in saving a life. The three basic steps for this training workshop include:
Question - the individuals desire or intent regarding suicide;
Persuade - the person to seek and accept help and support;
Refer - the person to the appropriate resources.
This three-hour training workshop is designed and created to talk openly about suicide and to reduce the stigma that is attached. The plan is to provide better awareness and knowledge to service providers, front-line workers and others so that they are trained to detect signs of suicidality and equipped to refer the appropriate assistance and supports.
Trauma Sensitive Care (3 hours)
This three-hour session is part of our “Learning Immersion” series and explores the role that traumatic experiences can have in people's daily life. Participants will discover the benefits of following a trauma-informed approach in the relationships and roles they occupy. Trauma is part of the human experience and working with a trauma-informed lens helps recognize its prevalence in the population. The colloquial language used in this session makes the information accessible to anyone who wishes to show more kindness and understanding.
Brain and Resilience Sciences (3 hours)
This three-hour session explores the fundamentals of brain science with a focus on the benefits of how it can positively impact individuals and schools within their community. This interactive training covers topics related to the structure of the brain and the role different parts of the brain play in helping (or preventing) individuals through life's challenges. Additionally, we examine the role that negative childhood experiences and the pandemic may have on brain development while examining tools for resilience.
Intergenerational Wisdom (2 days)
Intergenerational wisdom can be described as the sharing and transmission of knowledge, beliefs, and experiences from one generation to the next. Part of this includes intergenerational trauma where trauma and pain are transmitted through generations. However, there is more to intergenerational wisdom than passing on the hurt; it also includes the transmission of hope, strength, and resilience, which helps break the cycle of trauma. This Intergenerational Wisdom training is an extension of our Trauma-Informed Care training and will take on an Indigenous perspective. This training was built with the belief that there is resilience in education. Through the sharing of knowledge, it is possible to learn, grow, and find the capacity to create stronger relationships and a healthier future for everyone residing on the lands we share. Join us on this two-day training to reframe the way we think about intergenerational trauma and develop a deeper understanding of the trauma and resilience continually experienced in Indigenous communities in Alberta. This training will include a combination of science and narratives from Indigenous peoples, allowing for an informative and humanizing experience.
Compassion to Action™ (1 Day)
This one-day training focuses on a shift of perspective from “protection to connection” in supporting individuals from marginalized and vulnerable populations by using trauma-informed care practices. The purpose of this training is to decrease instances of intensive intervention and create a more strength-based approach. This is achieved by implementing preventative and responsive strategies in our interactions with vulnerable and marginalized individuals. Research has shown that supportive relationship-based interventions can decrease recidivism and increase social connections that lead to long term positive change.
For more information, and to register for an available workshop, click here.
Release time funding may be available. Please contact IIFL for more information.