This free 4-hour course provides a practical, evidence-informed introduction to trauma-informed care for caregivers, helpers, and professionals experiencing chronic stress, burnout, or vicarious trauma. Through four structured modules, participants learn how stress impacts the nervous system, how behavior communicates unmet needs, and how to build safety through regulation, communication, and repair.
Designed to be accessible and immediately usable in real-world caregiving environments, this training emphasizes shared language, nervous system awareness, and concrete tools that help caregivers protect their own well-being while showing up as the safe, steady support they want to be for others. The course aligns with SAMHSA’s trauma-informed care framework and draws from established research in neuroscience, public health, and behavioral science.
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Module Overview
Module 1: Trauma-Informed Foundations — How Brains, Stress, and Safety Work
Participants learn the core science behind trauma-informed care, including how the nervous system responds to stress and why regulation must come before learning or correction. This module introduces Big Brain vs. Little Brain functioning, early signs of burnout, and the connection between safety and behavior. Caregivers develop a shared language for understanding stress responses in both children and adults, reducing blame and increasing clarity.
Module 2: Trauma, Behavior, Core Beliefs, and Safety
This module focuses on recognizing behavior as communication. Participants learn how chronic stress shapes core beliefs, attachment patterns, and relationship dynamics. The training helps caregivers distinguish defiance from dysregulation, identify missing skills, and build environments that support physical, emotional, and relational safety. The emphasis is on pattern recognition, compassionate observation, and practical strategies that prevent escalation.
Module 3: Regulation, Communication, and Repair
Caregivers learn concrete scripts, co-regulation techniques, and reset strategies that support accountability with dignity. This module teaches how to model emotional regulation, set boundaries without shame, and repair relationships after conflict. Participants practice using trauma-informed communication tools that strengthen trust, reduce power struggles, and build long-term safety.
Module 4: Integration, Sustainability, and Caregiver Well-Being
The final module focuses on sustaining trauma-informed practice without burnout. Participants explore self-regulation systems, energy management, support networks, and routines that protect caregiver health. The course closes with reflection, integration of tools, and next steps for applying trauma-informed care across home, school, and professional settings.
 
Download our Family Reset & Connection Conversation Cards (includes all 3 age levels of Stress Animal Coaching Cards) and use promo code HRHDONATION to access it free. This code exists so families in crisis — whether facing a natural disaster or personal storm — can have immediate tools for calm, connection, and emotional safety. We call this our Calm in the Storm resource, and it’s offered freely whenever support is needed most.