RAD Training Course for Educators
"Human relationships are the building blocks of healthy development. From the moment of our conception to the finality of our death, intimate and caring relationships are the fundamental mediators of successful human adaption."
(National Research Council & Institute of Medicine 2000, p.27)
COURSE OVERVIEW:
The purpose of this intermediate course is to provide an overview of Reactive Attachment Disorder. Help professionals in Early Childhood Development to better understand the disorder including symptoms, causality, and best evidence-based Interventions.
THIS COURSE EXPLORES:
● The Neurobiology of Attachment● Understanding RAD (Symptoms /Causes/Diagnosis/Prevention of RAD/DSED)● How RAD can affect brain activity (cognitive skills and executive functions etc.)● Treatment (Examine current scientific findings regarding the effectiveness of different Therapies in treating RAD). ● Basics of Emotional Intelligence and RAD ● Nutrition and RAD ● RAD and School (Understanding tactics used by RAD children). ● Trauma-informed care and RAD● Secondary Trauma and Educators● Discuss the implications of RAD knowledge and practical skills in clinical practice working with RAD children and their caregivers● Case Studies
SUGGESTED SETTING: Social Workers, Coaches, Childhood Educators
REQUIREMENTS: No previous experience or knowledge is required, you'll need access to a laptop/PC/smartphone and Internet connection.
DEPARTMENT: Online
TIME:
Better Understand the Caregivers
While raising a child with RAD, primary caregivers often:
● Must remain calm yet vigilant about the physical and mental wellness of the whole family amid incessant arguing and bouts of rage from the child● Attempts to attach emotionally to the child are repeatedly rejected● Are falsely accused of abuse, neglect, etc. by the child due to the nature of the disorder (to reject attachment)● Are blamed by and ostracized from their community, friends, and family due to the confusing and deceiving nature of RAD, including false allegations● Lack of personal and professional support due to an overall lack of accurate education and training about RAD● Notice negative changes within self and family outside of their control● RAD is a serious mental health disorder that inhibits a child's ability to trust primary caregivers and leads to maladaptive self-protective behaviors. Those raising children with RAD often develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)*
Source: *[200]
The following Letters will help you to understand the real-life challenges of caregivers of RAD children.
Dear Teacher Of My Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Child/TeenOpen Letter to a Therapist from a mom of a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder.
Helpful Tips for working with RAD students
1. Get Educated about Reactive Attachment Disorder
Get educated to enhance your understanding of Reactive Attachment Disorder. Learn to recognize and effectively work with RAD students.
● Working with Reactive Attachment Disorder takes a team of caregivers, therapists, doctors, and other specialists. So, make sure everyone involved is RAD Aware*● Be aware that a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder can often "triangulate" people around, pitting them against each other. ● Stay connected with the caregiver of a RAD child. Great communication will make it easier to manage the child. ● Reactive attachment disorder is a lifelong condition. Treatment and support for the child helps them develop healthy relationships throughout their life and can improve their emotional and social wellbeing
RAD Awareness2. Avoid power struggles
When intervening, present yourself in a matter-of-fact style. This reduces the student's desire to control the situation. When possible, use humor.Read More >>
3. Identify a place for the students to go to regain composure during times of frustration and anxiety.
Do this step only if the student is capable of using this technique and there is an appropriate supervised location.
4. Be Predictable, consistent, and repetitive
5. Establish Security and Trust
Create a safe, predictable and nurturing environment
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