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Adverse Childhood Experiences

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About this course

This Adverse Childhood Experiences training course teaches staff how to recognise whether a child or young person has experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and how to provide support for them. On completion of this Adverse Childhood Experiences online training course, you will receive a certified Careskills Academy certificate.

In England, over 80% of children in need have experienced at least one ACE. Understanding the long-term impact of ACEs can help staff in the education sector better provide trauma-informed care. Learners will gain an understanding of how to respond to cases of children or young people who have suffered from such experiences in their childhood.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • What Adverse Childhood Experiences are: Recognise what ACEs are.

  • Trauma: Understand trauma including the concept of ‘Fight, Flight or Freeze’.

  • Toxic stress: Learn what toxic stress is, and its effects on the brains of children and young people.

  • Coping strategies: Understand what children and young people need to enable them to cope with trauma.

  • Theory of attachment: Understand the theory of attachment, and the differences between secure and insecure attachment.

  • Negative impacts of ACEs: Gain awareness of the potential negative impact of being exposed to ACEs.

  • Protective factors: Identify what protective factors are.

  • Support and understanding: Learn how to improve your listening skills to offer children support and understand the child’s perspective.

  • Prevention measures: Identify what you can do to help break the cycle of ACEs when working with children and families.

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