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Secondary Traumatic Stress
Type: Webinar
Addresses the complex impact of secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout.
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The following resources on child trauma were developed by the NCTSN. To find a specific topic or resource, enter keywords in the search box, or filter by resource type, trauma type, language, or audience.
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Secondary Traumatic Stress ... What is it?
Type: Webinar
Discusses child welfare caseworkers' response to Charles Figley's definition of Secondary Traumatic Stress, outlines assessing for STS through instruments and self-examination, and discusses strategies for coping with STS at the supervisor and worker level.
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Implementing and Sustaining Evidence-based Practice
Type: Webinar
Raises awareness and understanding of issues related to implementation of evidence-based practices within mental health organizations.
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Implementing Evidence-based Practice: A European Perspective on Culture and Context
Type: Webinar
Explores cultural and contextual considerations that may be applied when implementing evidence-based and evidence-informed practices throughout the world.
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Developmental and Medical Issues for Young Foster Children
Type: Webinar
Addresses the importance of understanding the special developmental needs of young traumatized children. This webinar discusses appropriate referrals for consultation and describes a cutting edge developmental intervention for children in the child welfare system.
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Young Children in Foster Care
Type: Webinar
Addresses the complex issues and critical needs surrounding young traumatized children in the child welfare system and those who care for them.
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The 12 Core Concepts: Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines and describes The 12 Core Concepts: Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families.
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Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides guidance to judges and attorneys on how to recognize trauma and its effects on birth parents. This fact sheet helps judges and attorneys recognize the potential impact of trauma on parenting.
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Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Resource Parents
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides suggestions that resource parents can use to recognize how trauma may have impacted the way birth parents parent.
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Fidelity and Organizational Culture: The Experience from a Dublin, Disadvantaged Community
Type: Webinar
Considers the challenges and opportunities arising from the introduction of evidence-based programs for children across a range of established organizations.
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What about the Parents? Trauma, Parents, Kids and Parenting
Type: Webinar
Introduces ways to incorporate parents to improve outcomes for children exposed to trauma. This webinar discusses ways parents' own histories of trauma exposure can impact their parenting and offer strategies for intervention.
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Core Data Set Policy Brief: Child and Adolescent Trauma Exposure and Service Use Histories
Type: Fact Sheet
Describes the prevalence of trauma exposure and service use among NCTSN children in the Core Data Set and offers the study's results, recommendations, and policy implications.