Training for Mental Health Professionals
Introduction to Child Trauma

Healthy Attachment Fundamentals
What is it, how does it happen and why is it critically important? This training can help parents, prospective parents, caregivers and professionals understand the basics of attachment.
Duration
Half-Day
Presenter
Dr. Lark Eshleman, Ph.D.
Formats
Webinar & In-Person
Healthy Attachment Interrupted
What happens when attachment is traumatically disrupted? Identifying confusing and sometimes dangerous behaviors that come from early trauma can be tricky and yet very helpful for parents and professionals.
Duration
1 Day
Presenter
Dr. Lark Eshleman, Ph.D.
Formats
In-Person
Trauma Diagnosis and Treatment

Synergistic Trauma and Attachment Therapy
How can we successfully treat the complex trauma of early attachment breaks? What therapies address the many developmental domains that are impacted by early trauma and how do we know which ones to use?
Duration
Varies
Presenter
Dr. Lark Eshleman, Ph.D.
Formats
Online & In-Person
Advanced Clinical Skills
Consultation groups for professionals treating children with developmental trauma on topics of common interest.
Duration
Varies
Presenter
Dr. Lark Eshleman, Ph.D.
Formats
Online
Evaluating Trauma and Attachment Disruptions in Early Childhood
What assessment tools are best and how do we administer them for maximum information?
During this workshop, a family engages in a thorough evaluation which is observed by the participating group (with permission of the family). After administration of the assessment, the participating professional group is led through the process of scoring and interpreting assessment tools and completing a report.
This training is particularly helpful for clinicians wanting to expand their understanding of how to identify trauma and attachment issues and determine what therapies are best to match with specific trauma and attachment difficulties.
Duration
1-2 Days
Presenter
Dr. Lark Eshleman, Ph.D.
Formats
In-Person Workshop
Traumatized Children: Building Trust. An innovative program for health professionals.
Developed for and field tested in 1997-2000 with children who lived through the war in Croatia (the former Yugoslavia), we worked with the orphans called “unadaptable” because of extreme behaviors. The program has since been translated and used in Russia, Kosovo, and other countries, and has been adapted and successfully used with children in foster care and adoptive families in the US.