Course Description:
Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Appreciate that what happens in childhood makes a difference to a child's mental and physical health, impacting on the rest of their life.
- Describe 'Adverse Childhood Experiences' (ACEs) as a framework for understanding childhood trauma
- Appreciate the long-term physical and psychological consequences of exposure to childhood trauma
- Recognise common responses to trauma, including hypervigilance, dissociation, disconnection, and shame
- Start to think about how to routinely and sensitively enquire about a history of trauma and adverse experience
- Understand and begin to incorporate trauma-informed care into your personal practise
Think about yourself and the impact that caring can have
Communication, Compassion, Adverse Childhood Experience, Trauma
