
- This event has passed.
ACEs, the Brain & Developmental Trauma
May 6, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

ACEs, the Brain & 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
Thursday, May 6th, 2021 | 12:00PM – 1:30PM | Online Webinar
ACEs, the Brain & Developmental Trauma Part 2: Healing Through Adoption and Permanency Journeys 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:
- focus on the understanding of developmental trauma through the lens and core issues of adoption and permanency journeys
- emphasize the importance of truly understanding children, youth and adults and their “internal working models”, so that parenting, child welfare work and therapeutic interventions can be set up for success
- expand on the introductory discussion of prevention and healing from part 1 and address what can help children, youth and adults who have been impacted by developmental trauma from the perspective of:
- pre-adoptive families
- adoptive, kinship & customary care families
- adult adoptees
- professionals
- address the importance of understanding developmental trauma and the lens of adoption by all of the systems (child welfare, education, health – physical and mental, family law, justice, etc) that work with people and families on adoption and permanency journeys
- provide relevant resources and further learning opportunities
Thursday, May 13th, 2021 | 12:00PM – 1:30PM | Online Webinar
ACEs, the Brain & Developmental Trauma Part 3: Being a Healing Parent: Tips & Strategies with Kathy Soden, Sylvia Gibbons, Adoption Council of Ontario PACT Team & DTAA Members & Dianne Mathes, Adoption Council of Ontario Executive Director
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:
- focuses on healing parenting
- presenters will focus on examples
Thursday, May 20th, 2021 | 12:00PM – 1:30PM | Online Webinar