Unit One: Review of Session 3

• Review of Session 3

Introduction: Understanding Children: Development, Attachment, and the Effects of Maltreatment

• Purpose
• Objectives
• Competencies 

Unit Two: How Children Grow and Develop

• Overview of Child Development
• Quick Overview of How Children Grow and Develop
• Developmental Milestones Activity
• Developmental Delays
• Developmental Delays Activity
• What is Attachment?
• Attachment Activity
• The Arousal-Relaxation Cycle

Unit Three: Impact of Child Maltreatment on Development and Attachment

• Defining Child Maltreatment
• Child Maltreatment Activity
• Defining Child Maltreatment
• How is Child Maltreatment Defined by Law?
• The Impact of Trauma, Abuse and Neglect on Development
• An Ecological View of Trauma and Recovery
• Trauma Principles Activity
• Effects of Maltreatment and Trauma on Child Development
• Maltreatment and Child Development Activity

Unit Four: What Can Foster and Adoptive Parents Do to Help?

• The Positive Interaction Cycle
• Strategies for Promoting Healthy Attachments
• Enhancing Stronger Attachments Activity

Homework

Content Evaluation