Understanding Childhood Trauma
When You Attend, You Will Learn...
Trauma has many faces: abuse, neglect, high conflict divorce, parental substance abuse, accidents, natural disasters, illness, death of a loved one . . .
If you or a child you know is struggling because of a traumatic experience, join us for this free 60 minute webinar!!! Tammy Schamuhn, ICP Co-Founder and Registered Child Psychologist, will help you understand how trauma impacts children, and walk you through some key strategies to help a child or teen cope with trauma.
- Understand and make sense of neurobiological mechanisms that underlie trauma in children & youth
- How to work with the brain and body to ease trauma symptoms
- Explore how ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) impacts the health* of traumatized people across the lifespan
- How to Implement key emotion regulation strategies to calm a child or teen who is struggling.
- Recognize how attachment is a key aspect of treatment, and how attachment impacts the neurology of the traumatized child
Note: We only offer certificates for our paid courses and webinars; this webinar does not offer a certificate of completion at this time
Your Host
Tammy Schamuhn, R. Psychologist
Tammy is a Registered Psychologist, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Speaker, and Educator. She is the Co-Founder of the Institute of Child Psychology, and the Founder and former Executive Director of Family Counselling Centres, based in Alberta Canada.
Tammy has been working in private practice, offering psychological services and counselling for the past decade in Alberta, primarily with children and their families, specializing in anxiety and trauma.
While she is a practicing clinician, she is also an educator. Tammy facilitates trainings and keynotes internationally based on topics pertaining to children’s mental health. Tammy also possesses a Bachelors of Education from the University of Alberta, and practiced as an elementary teacher before going on to complete her graduate degree in Psychology.