Neurodevelopment and the Impact of Trauma on System-Involved Youth

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.