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Could It Be Trauma? Supporting Kids on the Road to Recovery

This three-hour evidence-based pediatric trauma-informed practice training equips professionals and caregivers with critical insights into how traumatic experiences impact children’s physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development, how to identify the effects of trauma in children, and strategies to help them on a path to healing. 

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

Describe various ways to apply these strategies

 Name three avenues for recovery for trauma survivors

Identify strategies to help children promote an inner sense of safety

This course includes the following:

  • Training Videos
  • Presentation Guides
  • Assessments for Understanding

Meet the instructor

Shawn Alex Nemeth, Trauma Survivor 

Shawn Alex Nemeth is a talented speaker, author, coach, and entrepreneur whose life purpose is to help childhood trauma survivors heal and thrive. He is also the Founding Director and CEO of Chester Street Foundation, a nonprofit he established to shine a light on childhood trauma through education and awareness. 

Patrick Jones - Course author
Meet the instructor

Ann Friedman, Psychologist 

Ann Friedman, PhD, a psychologist and certified trauma specialist, works with individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and schools teaching mindfulness and effective communication through Mental Health America of Greater Houston. Working with both adults and children, Ann has provided trainings throughout Southeast Texas and in Florida, Puerto Rico, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and California. For ten years, Ann served as Adjunct Professor in the U.H. Counseling Psychology Graduate Program. She completed her Internship in Clinical Psychology at U.T. Health Science Center and her Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology and Behavioral Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

Patrick Jones - Course author

What people are saying about this course!

I've done a lot of education for Trauma, and then a lot of education for Autism & IDD - not once in close to 40 years have I seen a video as good as the one covering Trauma and IDD. Thank you!
The resources this training has provided will allow me as a parent and medical professional to better understand how to support kids/adults that have experienced childhood trauma. 
Trauma is not something anyone ever ones to talk about or sometimes knows how to deal with appropriately to help someone who has lived with trauma.
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Trigger warning: This training contains content related to trauma that may be triggering for some people. Please step away to take a break and use a self-care strategy if you find the material overwhelming.
Please contact the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team at 713-970-7000 for immediate mental health assistance.