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Learn how to screen children for trauma and connect families to support

Trauma ScreenTIME Core Course

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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.

  Take the ScreenTIME Core Course   

 

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.

 

View all course options    About Trauma ScreenTIME

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Child Trauma Screen

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