Introductory program , Online modality ,

Toxic Stress and Intervention Strategies

Prerequisites:

Durée : 150 minutes
Reconnaissance :

2,5 hours recognized by Médecins francophones du Canada
SOFEDUC 0,2 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) completion certificate

Description

Increasingly research in neuroscience is focusing on the impact of stress on child development. It is showed that prolonged activation of stress response systems can disturb the development and architecture of the brain and other systems in the body. This can lead to delays in development, detrimental effects on learning and an increased risk of developing certain diseases and cognitive problems in adulthood.

Children living in vulnerable situations often experience strong, frequent and prolonged adversity. Their response to the stress caused by this adversity can become toxic and prevent them from developing to their full potential. The goal of CSP is to identify, reduce, or eliminate these sources of toxic stress or risk factors. Understanding and identifying these sources is essential to the practice of CSP professionals, enabling them to make sense of the child’s difficulties and provide appropriate care and services.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this training, you will be able to:

to establish links between stress and brain development;
Describe the impacts of stress on brain development, global development and the health of children in situations of vulnerability
Recognize the sources of toxic stress for children in situations of vulnerability
Recognize the levers used in CPS to reduce and/or eliminate sources of toxic stress for children in situations of vulnerability

Learning Assessment Method

Formative “Test your knowledge” assessment.

Training Team

Marie-France Marin, PhD – Assistant Professor–Researcher, Department of Psychology, UQAM
Dr Gilles Julien – Pediatrician and Founder of the Dr. Julien Foundation