Protecting Families with Young Children:

Trauma Awareness Seminar

For reporters, editors, producers, general managers, journalists and publishers.

The Children’s Center, in partnership with Primary Children’s Medical Center, provided an exclusive seminar on trauma* on August 24, 2010. Professional journalists, are uniquely positioned to protect and educate our youngest community members during traumatic events. Since September 11, trauma experts have raised awareness about the impact traumatic events can have on children and the media has been advised on the importance of providing families with trauma-minimizing tools. This seminar explored existing and new resources for media in the area of trauma.

The goals of the seminar were to add value to the important work done by the media by sharing the latest statistics and data on the effects of trauma, local trauma resources, and how journalists can play a critical role in mitigating the impact of traumatic events.

The information presented at the seminar is available by clicking on the links below. A video taping of the event will be forthcoming.

Seminar Agenda

Trauma Awareness Presentation

Childhood Traumatic Grief Educational Materials

HIPAA Privacy Regulations

List of Expert Resources

National Center for Child Traumatic Stress Press Kit

Click here for more information about child traumatic stress.

* Children can be exposed to a range of traumatic experiences: community and school violence, complex trauma, domestic violence, early childhood trauma, medical trauma, natural disasters, neglect, physical abuse, refugee and war zone trauma, sexual abuse, terrorism, and traumatic grief.

About The Children's Center

Since 1962, The Children’s Center, a nonprofit agency, has been treating families with children birth to eight who are experiencing mild to severe emotional and behavioral problems. The Children’s Center has become a prominent mental health facility for very young children—the only agency of our kind in Utah and the largest in the United States. In addition to therapeutic services, The Children’s Center is a training facility for medical, nursing, psychology, social work, occupational and speech therapy students as well as licensed professionals. In 2009, The Children’s Center became a member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, whose mission is to improve the quality, effectiveness and availability of services for children and families who experience traumatic events.

About Primary Children's Medical Center

Primary Children’s Medical Center is a regional pediatric hospital staffed and equipped to treat the most complex injury and illness. It is one of approximately 50 free-standing children’s hospitals in the United States and is listed in U.S. News and World’s Report among the best pediatric hospitals in the country.

Meet the Presenters:

About Douglas F. Goldsmith, Ph.D., Executive Director and Chief Psychologist of The Children’s Center

	Dr. Goldsmith has worked with the pre-school population in a clinical setting since the early 1980’s.  Dr. Goldsmith has lectured widely along the Wasatch Front and participated with many organizations in developing strategies for providing a variety of services to young children and their families.
He has published articles on the application of attachment theory to clinical practice, co-edited the book “Attachment Theory in Clinical Work with Children: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice”, and holds adjunct faculty appointments at The University of Utah in the departments of Educational Psychology, Psychology, and Psychiatry.

About Bonnie Midget, Director of Public Relations at Primary Children’s Medical Center

Bonnie Midget has worked in public relations for more than 20 years, focusing on publications, media relations, and crisis management. She has also worked as a newspaper reporter and editor and has been an adjunct instructor at the University of Utah.

For more information please contact Courtney Garay at 801-578-2327 or CGaray@tccslc.org