Parenting Through Trauma

Parent/Caregiver Prevention and intervention education

Presented in a group setting to support a child/youth who has been impacted by sexual abuse. PGSAC offers a 6 week support group to foster community among parents/caregivers and provide education on the following topics:

• Family as an agent of socialization

• Family dynamic and their impact on our lives and parenting (including inter-generational trauma)

• Neurobiology of trauma, common impacts of trauma, (i.e., hypervigilance, dissociation)

• Child development and attachment theory

• Normal sexual development and behaviours

• Emotional vocabulary and regulation

• How to foster a child’s mental health

• Self-Care and its positive impact on family care

Following the initial 6 week education and support group, participants have the opportunity to be trained in Facilitation and to deliver group to new participants.