Trauma and big behaviours: Responding to children’s needs in a post-pandemic world

Aims

This 10-week program provides professionals with theoretical and practical knowledge to strengthen their pedagogy to guide children’s behaviour in respectful and responsive ways.

You will seek to identify, through action research and critically reflective dialogue, the role individual culture plays in each child’s learning journey, and create a plan for meaningful support, change or learning within your own environment.

Each Community of Practice contains carefully curated professional learning resources to support and expand your knowledge based on the chosen topic area. Your engagement with the learning materials will foster deeper thinking and facilitate conversation about pedagogy and practice. Choosing to be part of a Community of Practice will take your learning experience to the next level.

• Printed professional learning materials
• Online learning courses (through the ECA Learning Hub)
• Online live events
• Forums for networking with other community members
• Case study examples
• Self-reflection and action research

Content

We know that even during times of normalcy, some families and children with disabilities face barriers or challenges in accessing the support, resources and interventions they require to thrive and meaningfully participate in their communities. The pandemic made those challenges even harder to navigate and created additional stress.

Virtual platforms offer the opportunity for learners to collaborate through knowledge construction, build relationships and develop a sense of belonging and commitment to their professional practice. Each Community of Practice contains carefully curated professional learning resources to support and expand your knowledge based on the chosen topic area. Your engagement with the learning materials will foster deeper thinking and facilitate conversation about pedagogy and practice. Choosing to be part of a Community of Practice will take your learning experience to the next level.

This program includes the following professional learning resources:

• Being the champion for children who are impacted by trauma and adversity
• Creating a community of support for children and families experiencing vulnerability
• Supporting children’s self-regulation: ages 3-5 years
• Supporting children’s self-regulation: ages birth to 3 years
• Big life events: Impacts on children, families and communities
• Helping children with difficult things
• Trauma-aware early childhood education and care

Outcomes

• Shift and extend your pedagogical understanding of children’s behaviours and the impact of big life events
• Collaborate with colleagues to further develop skills in designing safe and respectful environments for children
• Design, implement and evaluate an effective action research project
• Become an active member of the CoP by engaging in critically reflective dialogue with peers and colleagues across Australia