Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE)

The purpose of this workshop is to provide education on Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE), an evidence-based universal approach to help any adult interacting with children or adolescents. CARE is a trauma-informed training model for caregivers and professionals, paraprofessionals, and lay public who interact and work with children. CARE uses skills designed to enhance child-adult relationships and to reduce mild to moderate behavior problems. The workshop will discuss the impact of childhood trauma and the ways that CARE may benefit children and adolescents who have experienced trauma across contexts. The CARE strategies will be presented including ways to improve relationships with children and adolescents and, in turn, how to improve their behaviors and improve their compliance. The workshop will also discuss the implementation of CARE across a variety of settings. Lecture, video demonstration, skills practice, live feedback and small and larger group discussion will be utilized as to enhance learning during this workshop.