Trauma Informed Difficult Conversations with Families - TCS Speaker Series for Before and After School Educators
Intended For: Before and After School Educators
Date: Jan 21, 2026
Time: 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Fee: FREE
Current Availability: -2
Description
This session will explore the following key topics:
- Conversations with parents of school-age children who have experienced trauma
- How to have conversations about challenging behaviours with children
- How to understand challenging behaviours as an adaptive response for survival
- Understanding what it’s like to experience trauma
- Supporting children who are experiencing bullying
- Helping support ways to engage and involve parents
- How to support family and children’s emotional well-being
- What to say vs. what not to say
- How to prepare for difficult conversations
- Debriefing conversations and incidents within the team
- How to implement trauma- sensitive strategies to de-escalate children and their caregivers
- Responding appropriately when families mention difficult experiences
Presenters:
The George Hull Centre Institute of Childhood Trauma and Attachment was established in September 2019, building on the respected clinical legacy of the George Hull Centre for Children and Families. Their founders—experienced mental health clinicians—recognized a growing need to support families facing complex trauma, multi-generational loss, and disrupted attachment. The message was clear: trauma must be addressed in a comprehensive and integrated way.
This event is part of a monthly series, with new topics and subject matter experts featured each month.
Our January sessions take place every Wednesday from 9:30–11:00 AM on the following dates: January 14, 21, 28, and February 4. Each session is independent, covers different content, and requires separate registration.
Registration for January 14 - Deepening our Understanding of Children’s Mental Health
Registration for January 21 - Difficult Conversations with Families
Registration for January 28 - Supporting Children with Traumatic Experiences
Registration for February 4 - Managing Educator’s own Stress Responses in the Face of Trauma
Session Objective
- Toronto Children's Services is hosting a monthly virtual speaker series designed for educators working in before and after school programs. Each month features subject matter experts who will guide us through critical conversations and practical strategies to cultivate belonging and help create inclusive environments where every child feels seen, heard, and valued.
Location: Online
Standards of practice
- Caring and Responsive Relationships
- Curriculum and Pedagogy
- Safety, Health, and Well-Being in the Learning Environment
- Professionalism and Leadership
- Professional Boundaries, Dual Relationships, and Conflicts of Interest
- Confidentiality, Release of Information and Duty to Report
Presented By: Shanice Denton (RECE),