Location: Ventura County Community Foundation, 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo

Presented in Partnership with CASA, Ventura and Oxnard College FKCE, VCOE
Trainer Raquel Montes
Trauma is an umbrella term used to describe the inability of an individual or a community to respond in a healthy way to acute or chronic stress. Becoming “trauma-informed” means recognizing trauma and knowing that people who have been traumatized need support and understanding. Often, trauma survivors can be re-traumatized by well-meaning caregivers and community services providers.

Join us for this two-part series to learn:

Physiological impacts of trauma on the brain & possible emotional, behavioral, social and intellectual/academic impacts on students in foster care
Ways schools & classrooms are creating trauma-sensitive learning environments and strategies for responding to these impacts
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how they relate to life-long impacts for students who’ve experienced trauma.
The importance of self-care; addressing our own traumatic experiences/history
Your Instructor: Raquel Montes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who works with system-involved youth, caregivers and their families. Raquel's passion is to increase awareness, support and self-compassion to all of the people she serves.

*Registration will close on Wednesday, November 12,2025 as complimentary brunch will be provided in this training!