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Self Learning Units Overview
Welcome to the Great Start Trauma Informed System online self-learning units. The units are designed to provide information about trauma and toxic stress. The units are for use by different groups including:
- Child care providers
- Early childhood educators
- Home visitors
- Parents and caregivers
- Doctors
The units contain links to presentations by experts about
- Early brain and child development
- Effects of trauma/toxic stress on young children
- Lessening the effect of childhood trauma and toxic stress
They are designed for individual, online learning. Each unit takes 30 minutes to 2 hours to complete and they can be viewed singly or as a package. Each unit also includes:
- Other materials about the topic
- Post-test and feedback form
Education Units
- Unit 1: The Science of Early Brain Development
- Unit 2: The Effect of Trauma and Toxic Stress on Child Development
- Unit 3: Supporting Recovery and Protective Factors for Young Children