Training:

Managing the Toll of Caregiver Trauma and Building Resiliency in Families of Children with Complex Needs

Jan 15
Thursday, January 15, 2026 – 10:00am
10:00am - 11:30am

Managing the Toll of Caregiver Trauma and Building Resiliency in Families of Children with Complex Needs

Research tells us unequivocally that when an individual experiences trauma, it takes a significant toll on their spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being. What happens then, to a parent or caregiver who experiences repeated trauma as a result of parenting a child who lives with complex needs, including challenging behavioral symptoms? What can parents and caregivers in this unique position do to protect against the impact of the chronic stress they endure, while also parenting their child in the way they require? This webinar will discuss signs and symptoms of trauma as it relates to the parent experience. It will highlight relational stress, compassion fatigue and burnout so that parents can recognize when this is present in their life and can take necessary support to address and heal. And finally, this webinar will outline the importance of nervous system health and stability and the small, but meaningful steps that can be taken each day to build resiliency and heal from the trauma endured.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Recognize the signs and symptoms of care giver trauma Participants will be able to recognize the emotional, physical and relational indicators of trauma, caregiver fatigue, and burnout specific to parents and caregivers with children who have complex needs.
  2. Understand the impact of chronic stress on caregiver well-being Participants will be able to describe how repeated exposure to stress and trauma affects nervous system health, relationships, and overall functioning and why addressing it is critical for both caregiver and child well-being.
  3. Implement practical strategies to build resilience and heal from burnout Participants will leave with small, but impactful steps they can take to build resilience each day, promoting nervous system stability and relational health, all of which buffers against the impact of caregiver trauma

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Location:

Center for Adoption Support & Education (C.A.S.E) – WEBINAR


Meet the Presenter

Eileen Devine

Eileen Devine, LCSW, Brain First Parenting Consultant, Parent Coach, and Trainer

Eileen Devine is a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Brain First Parenting. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and two teenage children. She has over twenty years of clinical experience and for the last ten of those years, has focused solely on supporting parents across the globe, all of whom have kids with neurobehavioral conditions.

Eileen has been extensively trained in the neurobehavioral model through FASCETS as well as the Collaborative Problem Solving model through ThinkKids. In addition to her one-to-one and group work with parents, she facilitates dozens of workshops and trainings each year for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals and is a trainer for the Center for Adoption Support and Education’s (C.A.S.E.) accredited Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) Program, where she instructs other clinicians across the state of Oregon on what it means to be an adoption and foster competent therapist.

In addition to her clinical expertise, Eileen is the adoptive parent of a teenage daughter who lives with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).