This 6 hour focused training for caregivers provides a foundation for understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and challenging or escalating behavior among children in out-of-home care. The training provides specific behavior management skills for caregivers to deescalate and manage behavior including trauma informed caregiving, authoritative parenting, therapeutic environments, engagement, and more.

This workshop will give caregivers practical tools to help manage behaviors such as:

• Oppositional defiance
• Property damage and juvenile delinquency
• Attention deficit hyperactivity
• Running away
• Power struggles and escalated tantrums
• Verbal and physical aggression