Trauma 101 will provide participants with an overview of trauma, particularly in children, and in the context of a parent-child relationship.  We will discuss acute, chronic and complex trauma, identifying various types of traumatic experiences and trauma’s impact on social, biological, psychological, and cognitive functioning and development.  This course will also review common mental health diagnoses related to trauma in order to help participants understand trauma’s impact on the brain. A subsequent course, Trauma 102, will focus on ways of coping with trauma.