Trainers: Pam Lehtonen & Raquel Montes

Wednesday, March 27th 12:00-2:00pm OR Wednesday, April 3rd 6:00-8:00pm

Location: Ventura County Community Foundation- West Wing Conference Room

Trauma is an umbrella term used to describe the inability of an individual or a community to respond in a healthy way physically, emotionally, and mentally to acute or chronic stress. Becoming “trauma‐informed” means recognizing that people often have many different types of trauma in their lives. People who have been traumatized need support and understanding from those around them. Often, trauma survivors can be re‐traumatized by well‐meaning caregivers and community service providers.

Participants will:

~ Learn about the physiological impacts of trauma on the brain and possible emotional, behavioral, social and intellectual/academic impacts on youth in foster care (e.g., attachment issues, externalized behaviors, disabilities, etc.)

~ Learn about the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) studies and how they relate to life-long impacts for students impacted by trauma

~ How to help & support impacted by trauma

Participants will receive credit for 2 hours of training upon completion the class. Meets Foster VC Kids criteria for “Trauma.”

Please RSVP to Rhonda Carlson at rcarlson@vcccd.edu

Sponsors: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Ventura College FKCE