The FREE, virtual 8-week Trauma-Informed Caregiving Workshop is designed for foster, adoptive, and biological caregivers of children who have experienced trauma. The workshop is open to any caregivers of children ages 0-17 who live in or receive services in Massachusetts and have been impacted by trauma and/or violence.
Caregivers will learn about the impact of trauma on the development and behavior of children and how to:
Who can attend this workshop?
This workshop series is for caregivers who currently have a child in their home who has experienced trauma and/or violence. Each workshop series is tailored to particular types of caregivers. Please check the group details above to learn more.
What if I need to miss a session?
The material builds on the previous week and group cohesion is an important component. If you need to miss more than 2 sessions, we recommend that you join the next workshop series.
Is the workshop live or recorded?
Our workshop series are live, interactive, and involve group discussion and breakout rooms in Zoom. To maintain participants' privacy, we do not record.
Can professionals sign up for the workshop?
This workshop series is for caregivers and is not intended as a professional development workshop.
What if I can't attend this workshop, but I am still interested?
If you would like to be added to our waitlist for a future workshop series, please email Katie at kmccarthy@jri.org.
This project was supported by Grant # 15PJDP-23-GK-00789-CEVJ, awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice.