Professional development
Trauma-informed early childhood training & professional conversations
For early childhood educators and teachers (School Readiness Funding menu-approved)
Feeling under-equipped to support children with a history of trauma and complex behaviour? Delivered over three to four months, this intensive training will support your team to embed trauma-informed practice at your early years service.
The package is a mix of online learning modules (developed by child trauma expert and Complex Care founder Trent Savill), multiple site visits where our professional support consultants will share their observations, and ongoing online critical reflection to deepen your team’s new understanding of trauma theory and support children’s recovery.
Standard package
PD and professional conversations
Package starts from $9549 + 180 per participant + GST for your team or service – please contact us to get an accurate quote before submitting your plan to the Department
- 6 hours of online training modules ($180 + GST per person)
- 3 x observational visits (total of 6 hours)
- 6 hours of face-to-face professional conversations, and 19 hours of online professional conversations
Educator numbers may affect the quote. Any travel or accommodation costs for It Takes A Village consultants are additional.
- Deepen your understanding of attachment theory in early childhood
- Learn strategies to guide children's behaviour
- Discover ways to create emotionally supportive environments for many children at once
- Tailor your approach to help you reach children who may be difficult to connect with
- Reduce your stress by understanding and responding to children’s needs more effectively
- Learn how to support children to develop social skills and empathy through co-regulation
- Develop an understanding of your personal ‘emotional map’ to support your reflective practice
- All educators receive a Circle of Security Classroom workbook and certificate of completion
Tailored package
We can tailor our packages to fit your budget or funding
- Starting from $274 + GST per observational visit (two hours per room)
- Starting from $339 + GST per hour for face-to-face professional conversation
- Starting from $309 + GST per hour for online professional conversation
Use your Innovative Solutions or School Readiness Funding
We are an accredited school readiness provider as part of the Victorian Department of Education and Training’s School Readiness Funding menu.
This PD aligns with QA1,3 and 5 and APST 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. It contributes towards the 20 hours of required PD for VIT renewal of registration.
What early childhood services are saying
I’ve done my Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, but we didn’t learn about children with trauma backgrounds or complex care needs… I wanted to understand more about acute, chronic and complex trauma, and how these different types of trauma impact children’s development, so we could find the best way to support these children. We needed a professional to guide us through it. [ITAV consultant] did exactly that and was like a therapist for us!
– Nethmi, Gowrie Victoria’s Carlton Learning precinct
Why choose It Takes A Village for your professional development?
- We will come to your service – whether you’re in metro Melbourne or regional Victoria – or we can deliver your PD virtually
- Fully customisable PD to match your quality improvement goals, your team’s development areas and your budget
- Our expert consultants have 150+ years’ lived experience in the field, which means you get practical, relatable PD that you can immediately apply in your service
- It Takes A Village members get a 25% discount on professional development
Our approach
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