Course 7: Trauma Responsiveness in Early Childhood Education - EDC-X717W
Course Description
Credit Validation for SDCOE Participants Only
This course will focus on understanding trauma and the prevalence in society. Participants will explore the impact of trauma on child development. This course will provide early childhood educators strategies on trauma responsive teaching and cultivating a classroom that is trauma informed.
Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of trauma and the connection to brain development
- Explain multiple strategies early childhood educators can utilize to support children that have experienced trauma
- Understand what it entails to cultivate a trauma responsive classroom
Course Details
Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for Multiple Subject credentialed teachers needing ECE units to teach TK.
Course Materials: Text, Trauma-Informed Practices for Early Childhood Educators: Relationship-Based Approaches that Support Healing and Build Resilience in Young Children by Nicholson, J., Perez, L., & Kurtz, J. Routledge. available at Amazon.com or your local bookstore
Prerequisites
Students enrolling in this course must have successfully completed EDC-X711W, EDC-X712W, EDC-X713W, EDC-X714W, EDC-X715W, AND EDC-X716W; OR EDC-X724U, EDC-X725U, AND EDC-X7262U; a bachelor’s degree, and California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential.