TraumaInSight
About the Training
This training provides a comprehensive introduction to trauma-informed practices for those who work with and support youth. Participants will explore how trauma impacts the brain, behavior, and relationships, and learn practical, healing-centered strategies that can be applied across a variety of youth-serving environments.
What You’ll Learn
Through this training, participants will:
Gain insight into how the brain responds to traumatic stress and how these responses influence behavior.
Understand the role of secondary trauma and organizational culture in implementing trauma-informed practices.
Learn how to foster safety, support, and empowerment to reduce the impacts of trauma.
Examine how structural factors, such as historical trauma, ongoing discrimination, and future climate change responses, affect safety, support, and empowerment.
Explore the connection between youth work and the core principles of trauma-informed care.
Identify at least three practical, healing strategies that can be implemented in youth-serving settings.
Who Should Enroll
This training is designed for youth-serving professionals and volunteers across a wide range of sectors, including education, childcare, community-based services, faith-based organizations, and residential or justice-involved systems.
This training is open to all and available at no cost.
What’s Included
This self-paced training takes approximately 3 hours to complete and includes:
9 interactive lessons featuring short educational videos on key trauma-awareness topics
Engaging reflection and recall activities with each lesson
Practical, actionable strategies for supporting youth
Filmed demonstrations showing how to apply key concepts in real-world settings
A dedicated resource page in each lesson for continued learning
Participants can save their progress and return at any time, making it easy to complete the training on a flexible schedule.