Structured Sensory Interventions

This is the second of the three TLC core courses. You will learn trauma-specific intervention tasks and techniques as well as see them demonstrated. This is a practice day. The presenter engages attendees in an encapsulated demonstration of the major sensory structured processes. Attendees will also participate in additional activities and, by days end, will feel comfortable using any of the TLC intervention programs. A brief presentation of the TLC evidence-based research and outcome will support the value of TLC’s structured sensory programs in schools and agencies.

The complete intervention programs are available to conference attendees at a reduced price. The Trauma Intervention Program is a comprehensive individual program for children 6-12 years old and adolescents 13-18 years old. I Feel Better Now! Intervention Program is a group program for 6-12 years olds. What Color is Your Hurt? is an individual program for preschoolers 3-6 years old. 

When participating in the TLC Certification Program, the TLC book, Structured Sensory Interventions for Traumatized Children, Adolescents and Parents (SITCAP) will be given to all attendees. This course is a requirement for Level-1 Certification and a pre-requisite for Level-2 and Level-3 Certification. You do not need to be enrolled in the Certification Program to attend this course.

Brief Description of Instructional Format:

This is a day of practicing and experiencing the evidence based structured sensory interventions presented in the Children of Trauma course. These interventions include TLC’s school-based programs as well as agency recommended strategies.

Goal:

To demonstrate and then allow participants the opportunity to experience and practice structured trauma interventions designed to help them help ameliorate survivor reactions, posttraumatic stress and grief reactions in children/adolescents exposed to violent or non-violent yet trauma inducing incidents.

Session Objectives:

Review and practice interventions to ameliorate survivor reactions, post-traumatic stress and grief reactions in children following violent and non-violent traumatic losses.

Learning Objectives:

Learner will be able to:

• Discuss the importance of becoming a witness as a way to help trauma victims heal.
• Demonstrate how to provide trauma specific structured sensory interventions with children/adolescents traumatized by violent or non-violent, yet traumatic incidents.
• Discuss issues related to initiating and providing structured sensory intervention into individual/group sessions with traumatized children.