ACEs, the Brain & Developmental Trauma

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