You can not lead a child to a place of healing if you do not know the way yourself.
– Dr. Karyn Purvis
Science and research reveal the impact of early trauma and toxic stress on brain development, long-term health and the degree to which children may struggle in many areas of life. Children living in poverty or unstable family situations are particularly at risk for the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) that may lead to generational patterns which can be difficult to overcome. But there is hope! Trauma-informed care is an important discipleship tool to inform ministries that help prevent ACEs, and lead to more effective connection and increased resiliency in those who have experienced ACEs.
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We are convinced that trauma-informed care is a crucial component of holistic discipleship. Start your journey toward becoming a trauma-informed individual or church NOW with FREE training.
Hephzibah62:4 is proud to partner with Trauma Free World, helping to make their excellent on-demand training available FREE OF CHARGE to our Wesleyan churches and beyond. Browse all courses here.
DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START? Here are some basic courses recommended by Hephzibah62:4, that can be useful for individuals or facilitated in a group setting:
Trauma-Informed Volunteers or Mission Guests (30 minutes each): These faith-forward courses are great awareness tools for volunteers serving with children in any capacity. Focused on three important concepts related to trauma, the courses offer a handful of practical tools for immediate application. Access Volunteers or Mission Guests courses.
Trauma-Informed Care Overview (60 minutes): This faith-forward course goes more in depth to help church volunteers and leaders to understand the basic principles of trauma informed care and gain skills that are immediately applicable. Access the course here (available with subtitles in several languages).
Introduction to Trauma Informed Care (2 hours): This course is designed to provide a thorough introduction to trauma informed care, with applicable tools and strategies for a broad audience. This makes it ideal for including community partners of all kinds in your group training. Access the course in English (available with subtitles in several languages) or Español.
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Our volunteers and staff felt valued and empowered by being exposed to this training!
The training helped us understand trauma and how there is always something behind the behaviors we might be seeing. Our kids ministry volunteers took away tangible, applicable strategies to be implemented in our ministry. There was also quite a bit of discussion around how to interact with all kids in a safe and positive manner. Overall, everyone sensed the value of this training.
– Pastor Branden
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