Please join us for the Grief & Trauma in Early Childhood. This course will meet monthly until May 2025 and is held virtually via Zoom.

Session Content

Session 1 | February 21, 2025
Human Attachment and the Effects of Stress/Trauma on the Developing Brain and Behavior

• The nature of human attachment and relationships
• Stress, trauma and their effects on the brain systems of infants, toddlers, and young children: The Neuro-relational framework

Session 2 | March 28, 2025
Listening to Infants and Young Children

Session 3 | April 25, 2025
Understanding and Supporting Loss and Grief in Young Children

• Understanding and supporting loss and grief in children aged 0-6

Session 4 | May 30, 2025
Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue: Self-Care for Adults

• Principles of reflective practice and Self-Care for adults.
• Trauma and Vicarious Traumatization /Compassion fatigue

Target Audience

Social Workers

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact Mallory Garnett at mallory.garnett@nemours.org.

Accreditation

 In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Nemours Children’s Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 12.00 general continuing education credits.