Drew CDC is dedicated to creating safe and nurturing communities in Watts-Willowbrook, Compton, and South Los Angeles by providing trauma-informed care (TIC) training to local professionals and TIC training and services to the underserved and culturally diverse families in our community.
Since 2018, Drew CDC has led and coordinated the implementation of TIC training throughout Los Angeles County through the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children. Together with our partner organizations, The Bridge Program has empowered over 5,000 child care providers to meet the needs and support the development of children with histories of trauma.
Having witnessed the tremendous value of TIC in action, Drew CDC is now expanding its TIC training to new audiences to further promote trauma-sensitive, community- and attachment-based healing. Beginning in January of 2024, our new TIC services will include the Community Healing Project, focused on the Willowbrook area of Los Angeles, and Sprouts for Parents and Caregivers, a TIC program for the parents and caregivers of young children enrolled in our programs.
Drew CDC’s Community Healing Project will focus on TIC by supporting and uplifting community members through trauma-focused healing services and trainings. This project will emphasize the mutual support of one other’s well-being by sharing self-care strategies, hosting monthly support groups, and discussing personal trauma, historical trauma, and methods for resilience.
Additionally, in partnership with Strategies for Enhancing Early Developmental Success (SEEDS) of UCLA, Drew CDC will offer Sprouts for Parents and Caregivers, a TIC training program for the families we serve. Sprouts is a trauma-informed, attachment-based program that explores how parents and caregivers may promote self-regulation with their young children by recognizing, understanding, and responding to their children’s cues. Program participants may download materials here.
Finally, in recognition of the power of TIC approaches, Drew CDC is taking steps to become a TIC Organization. This means that we adhere to SAMHSA’s Six Key Principles of a Trauma-Informed Approach to ensure that our staff and the community we serve are physically and psychologically safe. Our goal is to create a TIC space where all employees, clients, and partners feel safe and engage in trustworthy and transparent relationships that promote healing and avoid re-traumatization. Everyone’s voices and needs will help to shape Drew CDC’s services as delivered through a trauma-informed care lens and aimed at addressing historical trauma.
- Provide insights into how to support children who have experienced trauma
- Describe how trauma affects the developing brain
- Teach skills for communicating and building rapport with children
- Connect you with resources and referral options for further TIC
By educating our communities’ professionals, caregivers, and families, we are pleased to play our part in upgrading the life-changing care our children receive.
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“Everyone should attend TIC training in some form. The benefits really can’t be measured!”
- Anonymous CCP Trainee
“Even more than helping me to understand the children, it also helped me to deal with myself.”
- Anonymous CCP Trainee
“Children need time and patience to begin a healing process. There are no bad children.”
- Anonymous CCP Trainee
“The content of the training was so rich, updated with the latest findings and research. It was so interesting, useful and filled with practical knowledge.”
- Anonymous CCP Trainee
“Every week of training brought a new “Ah Ha” moment to the table.”
- Anonymous CCP Trainee
“I have a Master’s in Education, yet I never had a class throughout college or anything that taught me about what I learned through this very valuable series.”
- Anonymous CCP Trainee