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September 2023 Quarterly Newsletter

Mission: The National Initiative for Trauma Education and Workforce Development provides training to a diverse group of mental and behavioral health service providers and Master of Social Work students to increase the effective provision of services to children, youth and families who are affected by trauma.

Training Opportunities from the NITEWD

Advanced Training in Trauma Informed Practice Elements Be on the lookout! The NITEWD will launch its Advanced Training in Trauma Informed Practice Elements in fall 2023 for individuals who have completed the Core Components and Skills for Trauma Informed Practice online course. Learners will continue their skill development in the implementation of the common trauma informed practice elements with children and families and receive 4 CE credits for each of the three trainings, with an opportunity to achieve 12 CE credits in total. The trainings provide:

Opportunities for application of lessons learned to your work
Opportunities to practice these skills with other trainees
Guidance on implementing the common trauma informed practice elements using a trauma-informed, anti-racist framework

MSW course for social work students & the Faculty Summer Institute

The Core Components and Skills for Trauma Informed Practice is a 3-credit advanced year MSW course and promotes understanding and use of twelve trauma informed practice elements. Faculty Summer Institute: Two faculty summer institutes were held in May(virtual) and June(in person) to orient MSW faculty to the Core Components and Skills for Trauma-Informed Practice curriculum and receive training in the Inquiry-based Learning method (IBL).

Online course for mental and behavioral health practitioners

Over 2000 participants enrolled since January, 2023!! This course is open to the public via a no-cost, self-paced online platform. Course participants can receive 4 CE credits from ASWB, APA, and NBCC. View the course trailer below. Enroll and begin learning today: https://bhs.unc.edu/core-components-skills-trauma-informed-practice

Please share our course flyer with your networks that may be interested: Core Components and Skills for Trauma Informed Practice online course

Click above to view the trailer for the Core Components and Skills for Trauma Informed Practice online course

RESOURCES

As we think about the recent tragedies that have struck different parts of the world, including Tropical Storm Idalia, the earthquake in Morocco, and the shooting at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, the National Initiative for Trauma Education and Workforce Development wants to remember and honor those people who lost their lives and the lives of loved ones. We are reminded that trauma does not discriminate, and all people can be affected by disaster.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) of which we are part as a Category II center, provides resources in response to the occurrence of many of these disasters to provide helpful information and support to clinical practitioners and their clients. We have included some of these resources below.

Tropical Storm Idalia

Parent Guidelines for Helping Children after a Hurricane
Tips for Parents on Media Coverage of Traumatic Events

UNC-Chapel Hill Shooting

College Students: Coping After the Recent Shooting
Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting
Talking to Teens When Violence Happens

Earthquake in Morocco

Tips for Parents on Media Coverage of the Earthquake
Teacher Guidelines for Helping Students after an Earthquake
Trinka and Sam: The Day the Earth Shook

These resources and many more can be found through the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. If you are interested learning more, please visit the NCTSN website www.NCTSN.org.

September is National Recovery Month & National Suicide Prevention Month

Click the links above for outreach materials and resources from SAMHSA and NCTSN resources for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month can be found here.
We also wish to bring attention to National Preparedness Month. You can view NCTSN resources for National Preparedness Month here.

2023 Faculty Summer Institute

Last June the National Initiative for Trauma Education and Workforce Development welcomed 20 faculty from across the country to its annual in-person summer institute held at the UNC School of Social Work in Chapel Hill. For the first time last spring we offered a virtual summer institute as well and 11 faculty completed this institute, held on May 23-25, 2023. A majority of the 31 faculty in attendance were from minority-serving institutions.

The summer institutes are designed to orient faculty to the new Core Components and Skills for Trauma Informed Practice course created as an elective in the concentration year of the MSW program. The course offers MSW students the opportunity to participate in case-based learning to prepare them for more effective work with children and families affected by trauma.

During the institute, faculty had the opportunity to review the three cases in depth that form the foundation of the course, focus on integrating an anti-oppression and anti-racism framework into the course, and practice the Inquiry-based Learning (IBL) pedagogy. Here is what some had to say about the institute:

"I enjoyed learning from faculty across the country and the culture that was co-created by everyone.”

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"It it is a labor of love and service to our profession and to trauma survivors everywhere.”

The next in-person summer institute is planned for June 2024, and recruitment of faculty is underway. Watch for an announcement about another virtual institute this spring – coming soon!

Pictured above, the 2023 NITEWD Summer Institute held June 7-9 at the UNC School of Social Work in Chapel Hill, NC.

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Meet the staff of NITEWD

Hannah Camp(she/hers/her)

Hannah Camp is pursuing her Master's in Public Health (maternal, child, and family health) and Social Work (macro practice) at UNC Chapel Hill. She is a graduate intern at NITEWD, responsible for organizing faculty learning collaboratives, overseeing data collection of the organizational readiness assessment, and other programmatic activities.

Curtis Gray(he/him/his)

Curtis Gray, LCSW is the new Project Manager of the NITEWD. A graduate from the MSW program at North Carolina Central University, Curtis has over 10 years of clinical experience with a background in mental health and medical social work, and is a welcome addition to the NITEWD Team.

Toni Howell (they/she)

Toni Howell is a dual degree graduate student studying Social Work and Public Health with a specific interest in child and family health. As an intern at NITEWD, Toni is assisting the team in efforts to revise and enhance the NITEWD’s Core Components and Skills for Trauma Informed Practice online course. Additionally, Toni is working with the team to collect and analyze program evaluation data and will be connecting with local organizations to explore policy related interests. Toni enjoys most outdoor activities and spending time with their pets.

Diana Kerolos(she/her/hers)

Diana Kerolos, MSW candidate (2025) at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work, is a Research Assistant at the NITEWD. Diana assists with literature reviews, qualitativedata entry, transcription, manuscripts, and reports.

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