What’s the Need Behind the Behavior?

Childhood trauma can have a profound impact on human development. Sometimes, the youth we care for engage in behaviors that challenge or perplex caregivers and professionals. This training will support participants in making sense of behaviors through the lens of childhood trauma and will introduce participants to interventions supported by childhood trauma research for addressing behaviors that challenge us.
Objectives:
Participants will: 1) Discover ways that childhood trauma can influence brain development and behavior 2) Increase ability to make sense of a child’s behavior in the context of their past trauma 3) Practice developing an attitude of curiosity toward challenging behaviors and identify common needs met by these behaviors 4) Receive an introduction to strategies and skills to support youth in meeting their needs using more socially accepted behaviors 5) Increase understanding of different nervous system states and supportive responses for each state 6) Understand the difference between trauma-informed interventions and non-trauma-informed interventions

We are sorry, but due to the proprietary nature of the material presented, we don't record our trainings.

Trainer: Melissa Della Femina,(she/her) LCSW, CCTS-I, BHP

Melissa is a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist who specializes in working with child, adolescent, and adult survivors of complex and childhood trauma, including sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. Melissa has over 10 years of experience working with youth and families in Tucson in various settings, including providing in-home behavioral support, trauma-informed parenting training, crisis response, residential treatment, and outpatient therapy. Melissa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides individual and family therapy. She offers training in trauma-informed parenting, responding to youth in crisis, and other topics upon request.

This training will take place from 11:30AM-1:30PM - Mountain Standard Time (Phoenix)

The Zoom Link for the training will be in the confirmation email you receive once you register.

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