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Core Concepts of Childhood Trauma - Life Experiences
Type: Video
NCTSN members Wanda Vargas and Sara Fernandez-Marcote discuss Core Concept 2: Life Experiences.
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The following resources on the Core Curriculum were developed by the NCTSN.
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Core Concept 2: Life Experiences
Type: Infographic
Explores Core Concept 2: Life Experiences, one of the NCTSN’s research-based Core Concepts for Understanding Child Traumatic Stress.
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The 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Child Traumatic Stress
Type: Infographic
Introduces the 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families, a research-based framework developed by the NCTSN to explain how trauma affects children, families, and the systems that support them.
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The 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families (one...
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers the 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families on one quick reference sheet.
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The 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families ...
Type: Fact Sheet
Is a more accessible version of the 12 Core Concepts, written with simplified language to support understanding across a range of literacy levels and learning needs. It is especially useful for audiences unfamiliar with clinical terms or new to trauma concepts.
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The 12 Core Concepts: Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and...
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers a bulleted version of the 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families.
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The 12 Core Concepts: Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and...
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines and describes the 12 Core Concepts: Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families. Translated in 2024.
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Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma: An Introduction and Overview
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides an introduction and overview to the NCTSN Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma (CCCT). This fact sheet offers information on the CCCT including its strengths-based approach, learning objectives, its elements, and its case studies.
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Overview of the 12 Core Concepts
Type: eLearning Course
Helps learners to create a trauma lens through which they can view and better comprehend the effects of traumatic experiences and losses.
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The 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families...
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines and describes a range of points that practitioners and agencies should consider as they strive to assess, understand, and assist youth and families with children living with disabilities who have experienced trauma.
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Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma: Ella Case Study For Applying the 12 Core Concepts
Type: Special Resource
Guides users in applying the 12 Core Concepts to "real-world" case material, with the goal of strengthening trauma-informed professionalism for a broad range of audiences.
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Los 12 Conceptos Centrales: Conceptos para entender las reacciones al estrés traumático en los...
Type: Fact Sheet
Describe Los 12 Conceptos Centrales: Conceptos para entender las reacciones al estrés traumático en los niños y sus familias.