Supporting Young Children’s Healing and Growth in a Time of Collective Trauma

This webinar addresses a critical issue facing early childhood educators, how to support the healing and growth of young children in a time of collective trauma.  It provides insights into the unique nature of collective trauma and skills needed to promote children’s well-being and development in the midst of large-scale disruption.  It addresses three questions, 1) How are children coping with a changing reality that turns their rules for living upside down?  2) What new skills are children developing in order to thrive in a shifting and uncertain world?  3) How can teachers support children’s healing and growth at this time? Participants will have an opportunity to engage with these important topics, which early childhood educators have been grappling with over the past six years.

Upon completion of this webinar, students will gain the following,

1.  Understanding the unique nature of collective trauma. 
2. Ability to observe the ways that young children are learning to cope with unpredictable changes in their lives.
3. Recognizing how young children are learning to thrive in an uncertain world.
4. Skills needed to build upon children’s natural developmental process in order to heal and grow.
5. Skills for creating classrooms that enhance children’s well-being and resilience.