Trauma-Responsive Consultation & Education with Doctor Amy
PCAO is proud to partner with Dr. Amy King to provide trauma-responsive training, education and consultation to child and family serving providers across the state.
Keep scrolling to learn more about our partnership and an exciting new offering: Trauma-Responsive Training for Providers working with Children and Families self-paced course!
The Story
Our partnership with Dr. Amy began in 2020 after our Community Leadership Council identified that parents and caregivers needed more trauma-responsive parenting support during the Covid-19 pandemic. After successfully providing high-quality, trauma-responsive education to more than 100 families, Dr. Amy and PCAO made the decision to shift our focus from working directly with families, to working directly with the wide array of providers all across the state who are serving children and families in their role. We have been blown away by the response to this series as providers across the state have shown up to learn, share, grow, be in community and care for each other across disciplines and across geography.
The Impact
The menu below highlights the impact from our 8-week Trauma-Responsive Professional Consultation Series that served a total of 120 child & family providers serving more than 2,710 families throughout Oregon.
Reach out to find out how you can get connected to this incredible resource and download the one pager here!
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Participants demonstrated substantial growth in their understanding of trauma in children, showcasing an increased awareness of historical and intergenerational trauma. The training equipped them with the skills to cultivate a more trauma-sensitive environment, fostering an atmosphere conducive to healing. Participants reported an enhanced ability to educate parents on creating environments that promote resilience, demonstrating the ways that knowledge from the training continues to grow in community.
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80% of training participants reported heightened skills 90% expressed satisfaction, endorsing the training's success.
Participants noted the series' effectiveness in creating a safe space for discussing challenging topics, deepening their understanding of trauma and neurobiology, and facilitating valuable exchanges of experiences and perspectives.
The training empowered them to address real-world situations, sharing practical strategies while fostering self-awareness for better support.
The increased knowledge and skills gained by the social service and education providers have a systemic benefit for the families served now and throughout their careers. By strengthening the skills of the existing service providers, families receive more appropriate trauma-responsive services that better address their needs and increase their resiliency.
"This is so valuable and important for people working with families to have this training and support. If we want to see a shift in our society, we have to shift our approach. I can see it and feel it. Dr. Amy is helping professionals understand how to be more impactful in their work and their own lives. Please keep supporting this work. Thank you!”
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Learn More & Register for the Trauma-Responsive Course
We’re excited to announce that we partnered with Dr. Amy King to develop a groundbreaking course designed to equip leaders, educators, and child-serving professionals with the tools to foster resilience, well-being, and trauma-informed practices in their communities.
Click here to learn more and register for the course! We have extended the pilot phase of our course launch to be able to offer this learning to our partners at free or sliding scale to reduce access barriers!