1128c Trauma Informed: What it means, why it matters for all healthcare providers, and how to take practical steps towards trauma informed practice

In this webinar, basic concepts regarding practical steps towards trauma informed care throughout a practitioner’s career will be introduced. A foundational understanding of what childhood trauma is, how trauma impacts a person across the lifespan, and essential considerations in healthcare will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe experiences and factors related to early adversity and childhood trauma
• Explain basic implications of childhood trauma on neurological and developmental outcomes, mental and physical health, and quality of life across the lifespan
• Develop basic concepts to reframe behavior in the context of trauma
• Establish practitioner “next steps” to practically move towards trauma informed care

Part 2:

1130c Trauma Informed Part 2: Non-Negotiables in Trauma Informed Care - Learning Through Case Studies

This webinar will utilize three case studies across settings (Early Intervention, Outpatient, and School System) to illustrate core principles that are always necessary when working with children who have experienced early adversity. Use of “5 Essentials” (Environment, Experience, Expectations, Empowerment, and Empathy) to guide clinical reasoning across settings will be utilized as a guide when pulling from Trauma Informed models.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize models of trauma informed care to invest in further training based on core concepts that are always necessary
• Apply essential healthcare considerations to case studies in early intervention, school, and outpatient settings
• Identify treatment strategies to ensure felt safety across a variety of contexts including school, early intervention, and outpatient settings

Part 3:

1132c Trauma Informed Part 3: Application of the STAR PROCESS Treatment Model to Trauma Informed Care

This advanced webinar is designed for practitioners familiar with the STAR Treatment Model and basic tenets of Trauma Informed Concepts as included in Trauma Informed Parts 1 and 2. Many children with experiences of early adversity and developmental trauma will present with sensory processing needs as well. The STAR Treatment Model can easily compliment and guide clinical reasoning from a trauma-informed perspective. This webinar will cover presentations of sensory nosology and subtypes that may occur for children who have experienced trauma, discrimination disorders and trauma informed treatment intervention considerations. In addition, this presentation will cover application of “A SECRET” using principles of trauma-informed care, as well as STAR Treatment Model clinical guidelines and reasoning.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize a biological stress response in a child with a history of trauma and sensory processing needs
• Apply Goal Attainment Scaling to concepts of felt safety and connection
• Write an impact statement in regard to ACES impact on occupation
• Identify areas of unique intervention consideration for sensory discrimination disorders for children with a history of trauma
• Apply both trauma informed principles from parts 1 and 2 of the webinars to the STAR Treatment Model using A SECRET

Intended Audience: Physicians, Nurses, OTs, PTs, SLPs, Counselors, Social Workers, Healthcare Case Managers, Dentists

Presenter: Rachel Ashcraft, MS, OTR/L, TBRI® Practitioner
Rachel Ashcraft is a licensed and registered occupational therapist and TBRI® Practitioner. She received her Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from the UAB. Rachel is the clinical supervisor for OT/PT/ and Counseling services at the Hoover location of Child’sPlay Therapy Center. She founded and directs a non-profit, Foster the Future Alabama, with the mission of reducing inequality in access to health and wellness services for children in foster care. She currently serves as President for the Alabama Occupational Therapy Association as well as on the AOTA school of mental health community of practice. She has been at the forefront of the national OT movement towards more trauma informed care across the profession. She has received recognition from both State and National Occupational Therapy Associations for her work with vulnerable children, including receiving the 2018 Emerging & Innovative Practice Award from The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

Continuing Education:

STAR Institute for SPD is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Approximately 3 Professional Contact Hours (.3 AOTA CEUs) are awarded for full completion of this program.