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Essential Components of Trauma-Informed Judicial Practice

               Topics:                    Trauma, problem-solving courts, summary

               Description:            A brief overview of trauma-related information, strategies, and resources for treatment courts.

               Resource Type:      Research Brief

               Length:                    12 pages

               Agency/Author:      Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

               Year Published:      2013

What You Need to Know About Child Well-Being and Serving Children in FDCs

               Topics:                    Prenatal and environmental substance abuse, program strategies, service providing

               Description:           A webinar that focuses on the impact of parental substance use, co-occuring disorders, and trauma on child development while providing resources to address needs presented by these issues when encountered in a FTDC setting.

               Resource Type:     Webinar

               Length:                    2 hours

               Agency/Author:      Children and Family Futures

               Year Published:      2012

National Child Traumatic Stress Network Empirically Supported Treatments and Promising Practices

               Topics:                    Trauma, treatment, practice resources

               Description:           This website identifies a variety of resources related to addressing trauma in a child-welfare setting that adhere to both best practice and promising practice standards through a mixture of articles and videos.

               Resource Type:      Website Resource Page

               Length:                    1 page

               Agency/Author:      National Child Traumatic Stress Network

               Year Published:      N/A

Trauma-Responsive Communication Strategies 

               Topics:                    Trauma, treatment, practice resources

               Description:          This 3-hour course provides skill-building to develop effective communication strategies: self-awareness/self-regulation, empathy, attunement, and responsiveness. Emphasis is placed on both verbal and non-verbal communication, including reading body language to assess others’ emotional state. The concepts of power and privilege are integrated into the training content. The target audience is anyone who works with individuals who have experienced trauma.

               Resource Type:      Online Learning Module (free account creation required)

               Length:                    3 hours

               Agency/Author:      Colorado Cross-Systems Training Institute

               Year Published:      2019

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