Essential Skills for Serving the Sexually Exploited

Upon completion of this course, you will understand the difference between a Service Animal, a Therapy Animal, an Emotional Support Animal and a Personal Pet, know the legal/regulatory conditions and recognize the Program’s responsibility with animals. Read more

Explore the various tactics that survivors may use in their interpersonal interactions and what she may be trying to achieve by engaging in manipulative behaviors. Read more

This course dives even deeper than the introductory course, Principles of Trauma Informed Care. While the introductory course may be helpful for those who don't directly work with survivors such as board members or certain volunteers, this course was designed specifcally to give staff and volunteers who consistently serve survivors a deeper understanding of Trauma Informed Care, the principles surrounding TIC and several examples for illustration. Read more

Upon completion of this course, you will have an understanding of how to identify involuntary and voluntary trauma responses in addition to distinguishing between triggers, flashbacks and dissociation. Read more

Upon completion of this course, you will have an understanding of the causes and symptoms of Nocturnal Enuresis or “Bedwetting,” be able to correlate enuresis as a possible response to trauma and explore medical and behavioral interventions to control enuresis. Read more

Trust Based Relational Intervention is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable, hurting children. Because of their histories, children who have experienced adversity, early harm, toxic stress, and/or trauma have changes in their bodies, brains, behaviors, belief systems and biology. During this very brief introduction to TBRI participants will be introduced to the Empowering, Connecting and Correcting Principles along with a look at utilizing the IDEAL (Immediately, Directly, Efficient, Action based, Level) response. Children with histories of harm need caregiving that meets their unique needs. TBRI is an evidence-based practice that meets the needs of the whole child. Read more