Objectives
As a result of this course, you will be able to:
- Know:
- What is needed for a child to develop healthily?
- The impact of trauma, grief and loss on children and youths
- An Introduction to intervention models looking at the cycle of violence and the STOP model
- Understand: How to understand and begin helping a child who is traumatized or grieving
- Apply: Be able to handle children and youths who are hurting, with a fuller understanding of why they are behaving the way they are and with strategies to help.
Topic Outline
- Foundational Needs of Children
- Introduction to ‘From Spiritual Harm to Spiritual Healing’
- Foundations in Working with Children and Youths
- Children and Youths at Risk and In Crisis
- Trauma, Causes, Symptoms, Etc.
- Factors That Impact Children and Youths
- Understanding Losses That Can Occur in Childhood
- Children and Youths and Grief
- Attachment and Bonding
- The Cycle of Violence & Intervention Planning
- A Walk with Jesus: God’s view of children
- Detoxing Thinking: Introduction to the impact of negative thoughts
- STOP Model of Intervention