Trauma ECHO - A Team Approach to Childhood Trauma - It Takes a Village
Everyone has experienced traumatic events – what happened to you shapes your view of the world and how you respond to it. The impact of trauma on pediatric mental, behavioral and physical health is alarming. Recognizing reactions that are rooted in traumatic experiences is the first step toward growth and recovery. In response to this concerning trend, the trauma cohort will address the importance of effectively identifying and mitigating traumatic stress, as well as connecting patients to evidence-based treatment.
This comprehensive series will help you:
Understand trauma and its impact on development
Learn effective communication strategies for working with trauma-impacted youth
Gain practical interventions to support children and families in real-world settings
Collaborate with professionals across disciplines to enhance your approach
Whether you work in education, healthcare, social services, or mental health, this course will provide you with actionable strategies to create a safe, supportive, and healing environment for the youth you serve.
Session Topics
What is Trauma
Neuroscience of Trauma
Screening - Different Ways to Understand a Traumatic Event
Normalizing Language about Trauma
Learning From Each Other - What Can We Do to Help Other Professions
Therapy Skills with Calming Strategies by Age
Burnout and Secondary Trauma, For Staff and Parents
Case-Based Learning
Dates
Thursday 7:00 AM – 8:15AM | April 17 – June 5 | 8 week course
April 2025: 17, 24
May 2025: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
June 2025: 5
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Featured Faculty
A pediatrician at the CHECK Foster Care Complex Care Center, Dr. Eunice Blackmon has a special interest in caring for children in the foster care system who have complex medical conditions. After spending a decade in pediatric emergency medicine, she shifted focus to meet the unique needs and challenges faced by these vulnerable children.
Inspired and mentored by Jocelyn Elders, MD, Dr. Blackmon has followed a path dedicated to addressing health disparities, promoting preventive care, and advocating for the health needs of underserved populations.
Dr. Blackmon has been honored with several awards, including the SAFY Emerging Leader Award (2024), the YWCA Rising Star Award (2013), the Forty Under 40 Award (2013), the MD Award for Excellence in Community Service (2007), and the Clinical Team Award for the CHECK Clinic (2020).
Dr. Radenhausen is a licensed psychologist within the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's. Dr. Radenhausen provides direct clinical care, within the CHECK Foster Care Clinic and Mayerson Center at CCHMC. Dr. Radenhausen is part of integrated behavioral health and provides outpatient evidence based treatment for youth with trauma, specifically trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy and parent and child interaction therapy. Dr. Radenhausen has recently published on substance use in foster care youth. Dr. Radenhausen has also presented on behavior management strategies, common trauma responses for youth, and evidence based treatment to local organizations.
Patty Hadden, M.ED
Patricia Hadden is the Director of Student Services for Deer Park Community City Schools. Mrs. Hadden's duties include supervision of special education programming, federal funding programs, homeless needs, foster care cases, mental health services, along with numerous other programs within the district. Patricia has 29 years of classroom teaching experience in both general education and special education. She has experience as an adjunct professor in Early Childhood Special Education and Learning Specialist for athletics at Xavier University.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Specific accreditation information will be provided for each activity.
CME/Physicians: Cincinnati Children’s designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 (per session) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: This activity is approved for a maximum 1.25 continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours, per session.
Clinical Counselors: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is an approved provider of professional counselor continuing education credits by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, Provider #RCX111201. This program is approved for 1.25 clock hours (per session). Counselor program area: Methods of Intervention and Prevention
Social Workers: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is an approved provider of social work clock hours by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, Provider # RSX030902. This program is approved for 1.25 clock hours (per session). Social Work program area: Methods
Teachers: 1.25 (per session) Contact Hours of Educator Credit are provided. Final approval of Certificates of Participation will be determined by your Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC). Keep all Certificates of Participation with your Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP).
Psychology CE: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.
MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 1.25 MOC points (per session) in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.25 hours), General Attendance (1.25 hours), CME - Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.25 hours), Nursing CE (1.25 hours), Psychology Regular CE (1.25 hours), Social Work (M) (1.25 hours), Counseling (MIP) (1.25 hours), Teaching (LPDC) (1.25 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (1.25 hours), IPCE (1.25 hours).
