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Best Practice Tutorial #7

  1. Pretest
  2. 1Module 1: Trauma and Types of Trauma
  3. 2Module 2: The Impact of Trauma on Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children
  4. 3Module 3: Trauma Signs and Symptoms in Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children
  5. 4Module 4: The Role of the Consultant and Consultation

    1. Introduction
    2. Talking with Early Head Start and Head Start staff and Families
    3. Gathering Information from Early Head Start and Head Start Staff and Families
    4. Working In Collaboration with Providers and Caregivers
    5. Activity: What Should Happen Next?
    6. Linking Families to Resources
    7. Activity: My Trauma Informed Community Resource List
    8. Finding Qualified Therapists and Effective Therapy
    9. Recommending Evidence-based Interventions for Young Children and their Families
    10. Activity: Effective Trauma-Focused Interventions Available in My Community
    11. Building Trauma Informed Services
  6. 5Module 5: Further Learning and Exploration: A Resource Compendium
  7. Posttest
  8. Take Home Messages
  9. Resources
  10. References

Module 4: The Role of the Consultant and Consultation

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What this module covers

  • Recognize and understand the role of the consultant in addressing trauma in the early care and education setting

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