The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) introduces users to the fundamental aspects of violence and violence prevention. This valuable training explains the key concepts of primary prevention, the CDC’s role and public health approach, and the use of the social ecological model for violence prevention. (5 modules, 90 minutes total)
Competency: Knowledge
Audience: All
Cost: Free
This AHS Mental Health and Addictions Learning Series offers a web- based interactive e-Learning curriculum designed to support healthcare providers to enhance their practice working with children, youth and their families experiencing addiction and mental health issues. The focus of these modules is to help health providers recognize and reduce significant stressors for vulnerable children and their parents, enhance their resilience, and increase their coping skills. In providing mental health support to children and youth the focus needs to shift toward health promotion and disease prevention, rather than just treating the impact of mental health disorders. (11 modules, 1.5-2 hours each)
Competency: Knowledge, Behavioural
Audience: General
Cost: Free
The Alberta Family Wellness Initiative’s new course has been streamlined and is more concise, but continues to provide a deeper understanding of brain development and its connection to addiction and mental health. The course now includes a new bibliography, a new glossary, an improved navigation system, updated videos and reflective questions in each module. (20 hours in total)
Competency: Knowledge, Behavioural
Audience: All
Cost: Free
Circle of Security International offers this seminar which focuses on the correlation between core sensitivities and insecurity as described within attachment research; the intergenerational nature of each core sensitivity and how sub-sets of insecurity can be transmitted between parent and child; issues of vigilance within each core sensitivity regarding: autonomy, vulnerability, and/or intrusion Implications for treatment of parent/child dyads, teens, and adults; and the implications for all interpersonal relationships. (3 days)
Competency: Knowledge, Behavioural, Activating
Audience: General
Cost: Not indicated
Imagine Institute for Learning offers a full-day learning immersion which will introduce participants to the neuroscience and epigenetics of brain development, the impacts of ACEs on brain architecture and human development as well as the hope of resilience. (1-day)
Competency: Knowledge, Behavioural, Activating
Audience: All
Cost: $110
A one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress. (COST: US$395 DVD ; US$175 Digital 1 yr rental)
The website contains a videos and podcasts on a wide range of topics including brain architecture, ACEs, Resilience, Stress.
Childhood Trauma toolkit offers resources to pediatric clinicians to assess, understand and develop treatment plans for children and youth and their families.
National Childhood Trauma Stress Network provides school administrators, teachers, staff, and concerned parents with basic information about working with traumatized children in the school system.
The Brain Architecture Game is a tabletop game experience that builds understanding of the powerful role of experiences on early brain development – what promotes it, what derails it, with what consequences for society. (COST: USD $99 for package)
This Alberta Children Services Framework in part aims to support protective factors for healthy brain development. Has an accompanying evaluation framework.
This CDC website includes tools and resources pertaining to the impact of all types of violence within communities. Of particular interest are the Principles of Prevention and Resiliency Factor Guide.
The Miyo Resource is an Indigenous approach to child and family well-being service delivery and evaluation.
Website offers resources and videos related to ACES, trauma informed practice, with a focus on resilience.
This website contains a variety to resources on child abuse and neglect, ACEs, protective and risk factors, prevention strategies.
This guide provides an approach to collaboration that addresses adverse childhood experiences and adverse community experiences. Developed by Spitfire Strategies and the Centre for Health Care in Schools and Aspen Institute.
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