Price: This module is FREE for Iowa Educators and costs $30 for educators out of the state of Iowa.

Creator: Armeda Stevenson Wojciak, M.A., Ph.D.; Associate Professor and Couple & Family Therapy Program Director at the University of Minnesota

Description: This learning module has been designed to help educators and school administrators understand the importance of engaging families in bilateral learning and conversation, specifically families who have experienced trauma either in or outside the school system. We will also review evidence-based strategies that can be used to enhance family engagement and meet family needs and expectations related to the learning and development of their child/children.

Goals:

1. Understand the foundations of family/caregiver engagement.

2. Understand the role of a trauma-informed mindset with existing strategies to support children and families who have experienced trauma.

3. Learn effective practices for using a trauma-informed approach for schools as they engage with families/caregivers.

4. Use the ARCCH Model of Resilience to inform family engagement.

Estimated time to complete: 2-3 hours

Completion: Educators will have 31 days to complete the module.* The certificate participants receive after completing each module is not valid for licensure credit.

* Attention: After submitting an assignment for the module, it might take anywhere from 1-2 weeks for it to be graded. As soon as all assignments are submitted and graded, you will receive an email from Genius letting you know you've completed the module. Also, if you don't complete the module in time, you will be automatially removed from the online module platform and will not receive your certificate of completion.

Licensure Renewal Credit Option: Educators will have to complete all 6 Tier 3 modules to receive a certificate for one Iowa licensure renewal credit. Educators who are not in the state of Iowa, or who don’t renew their licensure through the Iowa BoEE, should check with their governing body if this experience would be approved for a renewal credit.