Micro-credential - Childhood Adversity: Understanding the Impact of Childhood Adversity on the Life of the Infant, Child, and Young Person

This micro-credential is for professionals who work with children and families in the healthcare, community, and education settings. This includes professionals such as children’s nurses, other nursing disciplines, allied healthcare professionals, social care professionals, education professionals (teachers), professionals in child and family support work or a cognate discipline.

The micro-credential offers an innovative and unique learning opportunity where learners will engage with the evidence base on childhood adversity and the associated implications for developing children. Learners will simultaneously engage with the process of applying this learning to relevant case material they would encounter in their own work with children and families.

How will this Micro-credential be delivered?

The micro-credential will be delivered in a blended format, including 3 online days and 2 in-person days.

On successful completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of childhood adversity and be able to describe how childhood adversity, toxic stress, and trauma can impact on the life of the child from a variety of perspectives.
• Critically discuss the national and international literature in relation to childhood adversity and how current knowledge impacts on the learners own professional discipline and work with children and families.
• Critique current strategies used to identify childhood adversity. Critically appraise adversity prevention strategies relevant to the learner’s professional discipline and area of work
• Demonstrate an understanding of trauma and trauma-informed approaches. Reflect on the application of trauma-informed approaches when working with children and families in the context of the learner’s professional discipline and area of work.
• Demonstrate knowledge and be able to discuss interventions relevant to the learner’s professional discipline and area of work.

Childhood Adversity – Micro-credential – Courses | Trinity College Dublin (tcd.ie)