Neurodevelopment and the Impact of Trauma on System-Involved Youth
Tue, Feb 14
|Online Event
Sonja Lenz-Rashid, PhD, LCSW


Time & Location
Feb 14, 2023, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST
Online Event
About the Event
Sonja Lenz-Rashid, PhD, LCSW
Training Description
The training will take a neurodevelopmental approach and highlight the impact of trauma on brain development and cognitive functioning at different stages of infancy, childhood, and adolescence. This course provides an overview of Adverse Childhood experiences (ACES), early brain development, and how complex trauma can affect the development of system involved youth. Attendees will learn about the impact of such trauma, as well as gain a deeper understanding on how it may show up in relationships and behaviors of system involved youth.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
• Explain at least 2 elements of typical Neurodevelopment in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence.