National Initiative for Trauma Education and Workforce Development

10/16/2026

Our asynchronous online course introduces the core components and skills for trauma-informed practice through three case studies. Register for the course here: https://bhs.unc.edu/core-components-skills-trauma-informed-practice-2026

10/14/2026

This webinar by NCTSN discusses overall considerations in working with families and children with IDD, as well as how they may apply to the administration of FOCUS.

Click here to access the Webinar:
https://www.nctsn.org/resources/building-resilience-in-families-contending-with-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities

10/12/2026

Practice Makes Progress is a podcast series from NCTSN. In this episode Dr. Sharon Hoover speaks with National Center Co-Director Dr. Lisa Amaya-Jackson about trauma informed schools: what they look like, what they require, and how they can transform the daily experience of children who have been impacted by trauma.

Practice Makes Progress: Clinical Conversations is a podcast series...

10/09/2026

This resource from NCTSN offers self-care idea for parents who have been impacted by domestic violence.

To download the resource and other resources related domestic violence click here:
https://www.nctsn.org/resources/public-awareness/national-domestic-violence-awareness-month

10/07/2026

Core Concept 3: Reminders & Adversities, one of the NCTSN’s research-based Core Concepts for Understanding Child Traumatic Stress. Explains how trauma can lead to life changes and additional stressors that make coping and recovery more difficult.

Click below to watch a short video on Core Concept 3 or to download this resource from NCTSN:

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/cc3-reminders-and-adversity-video

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/cc3-reminders-adversities-inf

10/05/2026

We are so grateful to Curtis Gray and his time at NITEWD. Though we are sad to see him go, we are so excited to see all the great things he will continue to do.

Curtis has worked diligently to improve the lives of others through his work as a LCSW, Program Manager, and will continue to do so through Public Health. Thank you for your dedication, insight, and expertise you lended to NITEWD over the years!

10/02/2026

Trauma isn’t always remembered like a memory, sometimes our bodies hold the memories. Watch this brief video to learn more about how trauma is stored in the body.

Janina Fisher explains why trauma memories are "triggered" and not ...