Mini MERTIL
This self-paced, 2 hour online course offers an introduction to the identification of early childhood developmental delay and to the recognition of early relational trauma in the parent-child relationship. This form of trauma can stem from parent mental illness, grief, family violence, substance abuse, and related experiences.
Relevant audience
The Mini-MERTIL course is an ideal introduction to the topic of Early Relational Trauma and Attachment Theory and is suitable for a broad array of frontline health services, including, but not limited to:
- Child protection
- Police working in family violence and child protection units
- Community health clinics
- Mental health clinics
- Maternal/Family & Child Health services
- Paediatricians and GPs
- Early childhood services
- Early parenting services
Mini-MERTIL Introduction is ideal for those frontline healthcare practitioners who:
- Are new to working with families and young children, or don't see them regularly
- Feel they may be seeing relational trauma in the parent-child dyads they see
- Feel there's more going on in a parent-child relationship, but are unsure what that may be
Content overview
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Theme 1: Development in a relational context
- Infant trauma: a relational, developmental and humanising framework; Attachment development and the transmission of caregiving trauma
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Theme 2: Signs and symptoms of early relational trauma
- Recognising relational trauma in caregivers, infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers
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Theme 3: Effective trauma informed conversations and interventions
- Creating supportive trauma-informed conversations for a shared recognition of risk; Responding to trauma – brief and enhanced interventions
Additional Information
Registration includes 3 months’ access to the MERTIL Resource Library, which contains a rich collection of podcasts from trauma experts, articles, factsheets, pre-recorded case consultations and webinars, web links and more.