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Trauma and Behaviour: Reflecting and responding for educators

Course Overview

Behaviour is communication. Behaviour for the child or young person living with trauma is often an expression of their struggle to cope. This may include struggling to cope with managing big emotions, struggling to cope with learning and struggling with being with others. Trauma means days are full of struggles and feelings of fear. This short course aims to build your understanding of children and young people’s trauma-driven behaviour and your knowledge of evidence-based strategies so you can more confidently and effectively, guide and support their development of self-regulation and behaviour competencies.

Course Content

  • Behaviour
  • Behaviour through a trauma-lens
  • Trauma-informed behaviour support

About the course creator

Dr Kay Ayre is a lecturer in Early Childhood Studies in the School of Education, Edith Cowan University. Kay is a behaviour support specialist with a background in early years teaching and trauma-informed behaviour support.

The course is entirely online and self-paced, taking approximately 9 hours to complete.
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Cost and inclusions

  • $199 to undertake the course which includes all reading materials, case studies and online activities
  • 10% discount is offered to ECU alumni and for multiple bookings from the same organisation. Contact education_shortcourses@ecu.edu.au to obtain a discount coupon prior to using the online payment system and to obtain an invoice for group bookings.
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