Supporting Trauma-Based Behaviour in Children

A practical 4-module snapshot course helping support workers respond to trauma-driven behaviour with calm, empathy and therapeutic strategies.
Format

Online
Course

Price

$9.99

About the course

Trauma-Based Behaviour: A Behaviour Support Snapshot Course

Children and young people who have experienced trauma often communicate their distress through behaviour. What looks like aggression, defiance or withdrawal is often pain-based behaviour - a response to overwhelming feelings, unmet needs, or unsafe environments.


This short 4-module snapshot course introduces practical strategies based on TCI-informed approaches to help support workers respond to behaviour in a calm, therapeutic and relationship-focused way.


Designed for residential support workers, NDIS support workers, youth workers and frontline carers, the course provides simple, practical tools that can be applied immediately in day-to-day work with children and young people.


Each module includes a short training video and companion workbook to support reflection and skill practice.

What You Will Learn

Across the four modules, you will learn how to:

• Understand pain-based behaviour and why children act out when overwhelmed
• Use the four reflective questions to slow down and respond therapeutically
• Recognise how your own emotions and responses influence a situation
• Consider how the environment affects behaviour and escalation
• Identify what a child may be feeling, needing or trying to communicate
• Respond with empathy, distraction and regulation strategies
• Prevent escalation and break the conflict cycle

Course Structure

This snapshot course contains four short modules designed for busy frontline workers.

Module 1 – Verbal Aggression

Learn how to pause and reflect using the four key questions that guide therapeutic responses to escalating behaviour.

Module 2 – Property Damage

Explore practical strategies such as distraction, humour and empathy to redirect behaviour and support emotional regulation.

Module 3 – Physical Aggression

Understand the conflict cycle and how your own emotional awareness can help de-escalate challenging situations.

Module 4 – Supporting Children in Distress

Develop strategies to support children experiencing intense emotional pain and learn how to guide them towards safe coping and support.

Who This Course Is For

This course is ideal for:


• Residential care workers
• NDIS support workers
• Youth workers
• Foster and kinship carers
• Support staff working with trauma-affected children and young people

Learning Format


• 4 short training videos
• Practical reflection exercises
• A downloadable workbook for each module
• Designed for quick, practical learning


Why This Training Matters

When adults respond with calm, curiosity and empathy, children feel safer.
Safety leads to regulation, and regulation leads to learning and connection.

This training helps support workers move from reacting to behaviour to understanding what sits underneath it.



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