Recognizing and Responding to Trauma in Infants and Young Children in the Care of Child Protection
Key Points
Designed to support the unique role of foster parents, customary caregivers and kin caring for young children from infancy to age 6, this video series will share information about:
- What kind of experiences are traumatic for young children
- How early trauma experiences impact a young child’s developmental wellbeing and their behaviour
- How to recognize behaviours and development that are the result of early trauma
- How to respond to trauma behaviours and developmental needs that support a child’s recovery from such experiences through relationships
Introduction
This video series was created specifically for foster parents or other care providers who are supporting infants and young children in the care of child protection services. The sessions are presented by leading experts Dr. Susan Dundas, Mary Rella, and Dr. Chaya Kulkarni. The 3-part video series includes:
Presenters
Dr. Susan Dundas, FRCP is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with 35 years of experience working in the field of developmental trauma at Gary Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health. Dr. Dundas has worked in early intervention with the 0-6 population in community programs in Toronto. She has also worked in community consultation and teaching in Northern Ontario and Nunavut for over 20 years through Telepsychiatry at The Hospital for Sick Children where she continues to consult.
Mary Rella, B.A.,Dip.C.S. is a Registered Psychotherapist involved in developing, supporting and managing a range of services for vulnerable infants, children, youth, young adults and their families for over 30 years. Mary maintains a private clinical practice and delivers training and consulting throughout the province with specialized expertise in trauma and attachment.
Dr. Chaya Kulkarni, EdD is the Director of Infant and Early Mental Health Promotion (IEMHP) at The Hospital for Sick Children, a national organization which improves outcomes across the lifespan through translating and promoting the science of early mental health into practice with families during pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood. Dr. Kulkarni has over 25 years of experience in a number of leadership roles including frontline service delivery, policy analysis, and curriculum and resource development.
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