This module explores community violence as a form of continuous traumatic stress. Participants will discuss the effects of chronic community violence exposures, the intersection with complex trauma and systemic racism, and culturally-specific approaches for working with Black and Latinx youth and families.

This module emphasizes the importance of culture on well-being and quality of life, and how history and context are part of the whole person and should be taken into account when looking to understand someone’s experience and behavior. The training describes historical trauma and its cumulative impact, and includes lessons that can be learned from indigenous communities about healing and resilience.

This module explores the types of chronic trauma, diagnoses, and outcomes, including the effects of complex trauma exposure in children. Eight domains of complex trauma will be discussed in depth: affect regulation, behavioral control, physical health, cognition, dissociation, self-concept, attachment, and future orientation. Developed by Angel Knoverek, PhD, LCPC, ACS Participants who complete this module should be able to: ・Describe types of complex trauma ・Describe the prevalence of childhood and complex trauma ・Describe diagnoses, comorbidities and diagnostic issues relevant to complex trauma ・Define Developmental Trauma Disorder and Complex PTSD ・Describe 8 domains of complex trauma ・Describe the long-term consequences of childhood exposure to complex trauma

This module establishes a foundational understanding of what is happening in the brain and body in response to a perceived threat. The way the brain and body respond to trauma is universal. This module helps participants identify when a neurobiological response has been activated, so we can better match our intervention approach in the moment. Developed by Hilary Hodgdon, Ph.D. Participants who complete this module should be able to: ・Describe basic information on brain circuits. ・Explain brain and body functioning during a traumatic event or when someone is triggered. ・Apply neurobiology to understand emotional and behavioral responses.