Welcome

Welcome to Neuro Trauma Training

This course has been developed as part of a larger research project, it is therefore important that you have completed the pre-course survey before starting the training. Please contact us if you haven’t done this yet.

In this course, we will be exploring the impact of early childhood experiences on brain development. The course focuses on a set of mental skills known as Executive Function.  This is the collective name for a set of higher-level skills which humans use to interact with the world around them.  The development of these skills can be affected by experiences in early life, especially abuse, neglect and trauma, which are often experienced by children and young people in the care system.

Over the course of this training, you will complete four modules that will help you to understand the concept of Executive Function and its importance for the children and young people you work with.

The four modules are:

  1. Brain and Behaviour
  2. Understanding Executive Function
  3. Executive Functioning Difficulties
  4. Strategies to help 

Each module should take about an hour, but you may complete this more quickly or slowly, so take it at your own pace. By the end of all four modules you should be able to:

  • Understand the basic physiology and systems of the brain and how they develop.
  • Understand the basic principles of Executive Function.
  • Understand why Executive Function is important in relation to care-experienced children’s early experiences.

and

  • Consider how Executive Function difficulties may appear in care-experienced children and how you could support children with these difficulties.

Before we get started let’s look at how you can find your way around

The Menu bar will help you navigate between the modules. Click on the name of the module you wish to visit and it will take you straight there.  Alternatively click on Welcome to return to this page and use the links above to view the module you would like to see.

Image of the menu bar used at the top of the page, it is turquoise with each of the module titles on it.

Each module should be completed in order from 1 to 4, There will be quizzes and case examples throughout for you to check your knowledge and learning.

Activities or points to reflect on are highlighted in bold and there will be chance to feedback on your experiences once the module is completed.  

There are also optional resources for extra information if you wish to know more at the end of the course.

Learning online can be a new experience for some so please look around the site and get used to its layout before tackling the materials. 

If you have any questions, or find something is not working as it should, please contact Raahat Manrai at R.Manrai@sms.ed.ac.uk .

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a Continuing Professional Development certificate of completion, which you can use to demonstrate your participation to current and future employers.

Most importantly we hope you enjoy the course and find it relevant to your work.

When you are ready proceed to the first page Brain and Behaviour to begin.