Why screen a child for trauma?
Unfortunately, many children are exposed to violence, abuse, accidents, and other traumatic events. Some of these children will struggle with the effects of trauma on their health and well-being and may develop difficulties in school, at home, or with their relationships. Child-serving professionals and organizations such as those in healthcare settings, schools, and child welfare, can provide more effective service if they are aware of the trauma experienced by the children they serve. Too many children suffer alone with the stress caused by experiencing trauma.
Screening is an efficient way to identify children who need support related to the effects of trauma exposure.
Trauma screening is a crucial first step towards connecting children and families who have experienced trauma with support and appropriate services. Screening can also facilitate engagement with children and families to discuss trauma in a supportive and helpful way.
Who is the ScreenTIME course for?
The core ScreenTIME course is appropriate for staff in all child-serving settings, including, but not limited to:
Courses specific to many of these settings will be launched at a later date!
What will the ScreenTIME course cover?
The course describes best practices in trauma screening and will help you develop a plan for implementing a screening process in your organization or setting. Topics include:
What are the benefits of the ScreenTIME course?
- Developed by families and national experts based on best practices
- Step-by-step practical guidance for doing trauma screening
- Practical tools for sensitive and accurate screening
- You can save your progress and complete the course at your own pace
- APA, NBCC, and NASW CEC/CEU certificates provided upon course completion
- Developed by families and national experts based on best practices
- Step-by-step practical guidance for doing trauma screening
- Practical tools for sensitive and accurate screening
- You can save your progress and complete the course at your own pace
- APA, NBCC, and NASW CEC/CEU certificates provided upon course completion