Resources

In this section of the website, the Center has numerous projects and programs dedicated to the enhancement of the health and well-being of children and their families.

This 15-hour virtual training given by Dr. Ungar comprises workshops that focus on fostering resilience, shifting attention from problems to coping abilities through the R2 Resilience© approach. Participants learn about protective factors, phases of helping, and strategies for promoting resilience across various contexts.

Serve and return interactions shape brain architecture and support the development of communication and social skills. This guide provides information on the concept of serve and return and provides 5 steps for serve and return.

The "Supporting Parents and Educators in Uncertain Times" is a course given in the form of a webinar which and is given by Dr. George Tarabulsy. It focuses on science-based information and strategies to support parents and educators of young children in times of uncertainty and stress. This course helps 1. Understand the challenges caregivers face; 2. What it means in the early years of the development of children; and 3. Why it matters, what can be done, and how to respond.

This course provides a deeper understanding of brain development and its connection to addiction and mental health. The newer version of the course includes a new bibliography, a new glossary, an improved navigation system, updated videos, and reflective questions in each module.

The Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit (CWTTT) is a training series designed to support the infusion of trauma-informed knowledge and skills into child welfare organizational cultures. This toolkit contains targeted training for various levels and roles, resulting in positive sustainable changes in the policies, programs, and practices which lead to better outcomes for children, youth and families. Visit the TIPs Center Website for additional resources geared towards trainers and those who have been trained on the CWTTT.

Theses trainings, based on the Neurosequential Model in Education involving Dr. Bruce Perry, helps educators understand student behavior. It teaches applying neurosequential development concepts in teaching, especially for students with adverse childhood experiences.

This program helps residential child care organizations to create trauma-sensitive environments where children and adults are safe and feel safe, to pro-actively prevent and/or de-escalate potential crisis situations with children, to manage a crisis situation in a therapeutic manner, and, if necessary, intervene physically in a manner that reduces the risk of harm to children and staff, to process the crisis event with children to help improve their coping strategies, and to effectively deliver in-house TCI training.

The Zones of Regulation framework and curriculum (Kuypers, 2011) teach students scaffolded skills toward developing a metacognitive pathway to build awareness of their feelings/internal state and utilize a variety of tools and strategies for regulation, prosocial skills, self-care, and overall wellness. This includes exploring tools and strategies for mindfulness, sensory integration, movement, thinking strategies, wellness, and healthy connection with others.

This training provides an overview for juvenile justice staff on how to work towards creating a trauma-informed juvenile justice residential setting. It includes four modules including trauma and delinquency; trauma’s impact on development; coping strategies; and vicarious trauma, organizational stress, and self-care.