This learning collaborative is sponsored by Aetna Better Health of Kentucky and is free for particpants!
Live via Zoom Trauma-Informed Care Learning Collaborative University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children
The Trauma-Informed Care Learning Collaborative offers training to support professionals working in Kentucky on a path from introductory trauma awareness to integrated and advanced trauma-informed practices, approaches, and care. Participants will attend four learning sessions, develop a plan for starting to implement trauma-informed practices, and have an opportunity to participate in two implentation sessions. Participants will be provided resources and support to help facilitate the implementation and sustainability of various trauma-informed practices during learning sessions and learning calls.
We highly recommend that you and your colleagues attend this learning collaborative together as a team, although we allow individual participants to attend this collaborative. Please note that some of the activities within this learning collaborative were created for teams, however these activities can also be completed as an individual with minor modifications.
Thank you to our sponsor
Learning Sessions will help participants:
- Develop goals and a plan for the implementation and sustainability of trauma-informed practices based on TIC assessment results.
- Understand the types and sources of trauma exposure children and adolescents experience.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of traumatic stress.
- Learn the effects of trauma on the developing brain.
- Understand the impact of trauma on cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral functioning of children and adolescents.
- Identify and practice strategies to build resilience and support improved emotional regulation of children who have been exposed to trauma.
- Increase knowledge of child traumatic grief and learn about treatments and resources that can be utilized with youth experiencing grief reactions.
- Learn how to complete trauma-informed safety plans, as well as develop an understanding of youth who will benefit from the safety planning intervention.
- Learn about trauma-informed assessment and screening practices, evidence-based trauma-focused interventions, and the relationship between trauma and substance use disorders.
- Recognize and increase awareness about the impact of secondary traumatic stress (STS) on providers and develop strategies for managing and reducing the risk of STS symptoms.
As a participant in this learning collaborative, you will be expected to attend each of the learning sessions and learning calls listed below.
Learning Collaborative Schedule
| Session | Hours | Date | Time |
| Session 1: Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care, Trauma Awareness, and Team Assessment |
4 | 04/06/26 | 10:00-2:30 ET |
| Implementation Session 1: Prioritizing Domains and Documenting Evidence | 1 | 04/13/26 | 10:00-11:00 ET |
| Session 2: Impact of trauma on brain development; Understanding challenging behaviors; Trauma-informed Safety Planning; Enhancing Self- Regulation & Mindfulness | 4 | 04/27/26 | 10:00-2:30 ET |
| Session 3: Trauma and Substance Use Disorders; Evidence-Based Trauma-Focused Treatments; Resource Mapping across Domains | 4 | 05/11/26 | 10:00-2:30 ET |
| Implementation Session 2: Developing SMART Goals | 1 | 05/26/26 | 10:00-11:00 ET |
| Session 4: Secondary Traumatic Stress; Creating and Implementing a Trauma-Informed Plan; Working toward Sustainability | 4 | 06/08/26 | 10:00-2:30 ET |
Continuing Education
19 Continuing Education Units are available for:
- Kentucky Social Work Board
- Kentucky Psychology (pending approval)
- Kentucky Licensed Professional Counselors (pending approval)
If attending from another state, you must independently verify if your board will accept approvals from Kentucky.