Trauma ScreenTIME Core Course

The ScreenTIME Core course provides learners with the knowledge they need to effectively screen children for trauma and connect families with their preferred supports and services to help children recover from the effects of trauma exposure.
Topics covered in the Trauma ScreenTIME Core Course include:
- The importance of screening for trauma and traumatic stress
- Common questions about trauma screening
- Developing a screening process for your program
- Selecting a screening measure
- Best practices when conducting screening with a child and family
- Using the results of screening to help children and families
ScreenTIME is currently available at no cost to child-serving professionals. Trauma ScreenTIME is part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and is funded through a five year federal SAMHSA grant to CHDI.
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886487827-3793) for 4 continuing education contact hours. Course approval expires on 2/28/2026.
Trauma ScreenTIME Course
Watch a brief three-minute video about the Trauma ScreenTIME Core Course.
Other Trauma ScreenTIME Courses
In addition to the CORE Course, Trauma ScreenTIME has developed courses to meet the needs of child-serving professionals in school, early childhood, and pediatric primary care settings. The courses were developed by CHDI in collaboration with national experts based on current research and best practices.
- The ScreenTIME Schools Course is appropriate for staff in school settings.
- The ScreenTIME Early Childhood Course is appropriate for staff in early childhood settings.
- The ScreenTIME Pediatric Primary Care Course is appropriate for child-serving staff in various roles within a pediatric primary care setting, including leadership, frontline clinical staff, and administrative staff.
Trauma informed initiatives
Learn more about our work to advance trauma-informed care for children and families.
Child Trauma Screen
View the brief Child Trauma Screen co-developed by CHDI, DCF and Yale.