What is the “A Way of Being with Children” Training?

• This training is based on our manual: A Way of Being with Children: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Building Resilience.
• Published over sixteen years ago, the manual is based on over twenty years of experience working with children, incorporating the expertise of dozens of mental health and early childhood professionals..
• The training contains vital information about childhood development, how children think and grow, and skills to promote positive behaviors and resilience. A Way of Being with Children forms the basis of all our work at Center for Child Counseling. It is a research-based, trauma-informed approach to ‘being’ with children.

What Teachers, Parents, and Caregivers Will Gain From this Training

• Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or other adult caregiver, A Way of Being is an effective approach that will give you essential information, strategies, and skills to enhance your interactions with children.
• It’s full of practical advice and it’s an approach that works.
• A Way of Being with Children is going to help you build better, deeper connections with the children in your life!

Learning Objectives Include:

• Understanding the importance of attitude in relationships,
• Understanding the impact of suspending judgement,
• Understanding the importance of a positive caregiver-child relationship,
• Increased ability to recognize trauma’s impact on development,
• Increased knowledge of stages of development,
• Increased knowledge in the importance of adult-child relationship and brain development,
• The importance of play in children’s development,
• The impact of racism and discrimination on children,
• Understanding of skills and themes in play therapy,
• How to effectively use reflective listening with children,
• The difference between encouragement and praise, and
• Strategies in managing problematic behaviors in children.