Session Description: This session focuses on the impact of trauma on how Tribal youth grow up and who they grow up to be, especially the impact that multiple traumatic experiences can have on achieving important developmental tasks and competencies. Participants will learn about complex trauma and how it may derail normal childhood and adolescent development and affect an individual’s ability to adapt to and cope with challenging situations. Particular attention will be paid to how trauma impacts attachment and relationships. This is the second module adapted from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s curriculum, Think Trauma: A training for working with justice-involved youth. Any professional working with Tribal justice-involved youth and their families will benefit from understanding trauma’s impact on child development. The goal is to educate professionals about the impact of trauma so they may have the knowledge necessary to respond appropriately to traumatized, justice-involved Tribal youth. Participants are not required to attend all sessions.
- Presenter: Veronica Willeto, Training and Technical Assistance Manager, National Native Children’s Trauma Center
Resource Files:
- Session C4 - National Native Children's Trauma Center - Session 2_Trauma's Impact on Development PowerPoint
- Session C4 - Think Trauma _Module 2 Resources
- Think Trauma Vignette_Jade's Story
- Think Trauma Resources - Participant Glossary, Resource List, & Reference List
Resource Date of Presentation:
December 14, 2022
