Goal
To assist programs in implementing trauma-informed care
for families they serve by:
1. Recognizing the signs of trauma impacting children.
2. Examining the importance of self-care.
3. Applying tools to help children regulate emotions and
behaviors.
4. Evaluating the physical learning environment for
5. trauma-sensitive support.
6. Developing a plan for creating a trauma-sensitive
program.

Why would you take this specific course?
1. Components of this course will meet the Professional Contribution requirement to renew.
2. T.E.A.C.H. will pay for the course. (This scholarship does not require your employer to sponsor you.) There is a “Commitment Requirement” of 6 month to the field.
3. Be part of a community of practice endorsing this initiative nationwide.

Course Structure:
This is a 40-hour multi-session course that requires the completion of outside assignment and readings. Students must…
>>> Attend Virtual Zoom Classes,
1. Attend five (5) virtual Zoo instructor-Led sessions. Attendance is mandatory for all sessions. Student’s computers screen MUST be on at all times for the attendance requirements to be met
2. Actively participate in class discussions and activities.
>>> In between virtual zoom class sessions,
1. Read assigned chapters of the textbook and complete homework prior to attending the virtual class sessions.
2. Complete 20 hours of observation in a the workplace.
3. Implement strategies and information into the workplace.
4. Successfully complete the 5- hour online course of “Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Professionals
(TICC).

Director Credential Renewal
Participants can use this course towards meeting the renewal requirements for the Director Credential. With successful completion of the CEU assessment, 4.0 CEUs are available. Additionally, successful completion of the course will meet the professional contribution required. The online course has 0.5 CEUs available for participants , which if combined with the 4.0 CEUs from this course, will fulfill renewal training requirement of 4.5. CEUs.

Course Details
When: Mondays: April 4, 2022—May 30, 2022
1. April 4, 2022
2. April 18, 2022
3. May 2, 2022
4. May 16, 2022
5. May 30, 2022

Time
6:00 P.M.—9:00 P.M.

Where:
Virtual (ZOOM) —The ZOOM ID Code will be sent to all registered paid students by April 3, 2022 to start the course April 4, 2022.

Format:
Virtual Zoom Instructor-Led Course and Homework Assignments

Cost
This course has a tuition cost of $375.00
(T.E.A.C.H. Scholarships available—pleas e apply , if desired)
>>> Tuition includes:
1. Course text book: Sorrels, B. (2015). Reaching and Teaching Children Exposed to Trauma. Lewisville, NC: Gyphon House.
2. Online course, 5-Hour “Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Professionals (TICC)”
3. Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Program Directors (TICD) Participant Guide.
Tuition must be paid no later than April 1, 2022 at 5:00pm EST, so that books can be shipped timely.

Registration:
To register for this course, go to https://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/child-care/training.shtml and select Training and Registry Login to
access your Child Care Training Information Menu and register for this Instructor Led Couse using Course Reference: M-40hr-TICD-04/22

For more information contact: Training Coordinating Agency (TCA):
Childhood Development Services, Inc.
Luzonia Waters, (352) 433-2481.