Adverse Childhood Experiences Ace Course
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This course explores how early adversity influences development, health and behaviour across the lifespan. It introduces trauma-informed and resilience-based approaches to support individuals, families and communities more effectively.
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Duration: 1 hour
CPD Points: 1
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Latest Course Update:
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Course details
ACEs Course Overview
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events during childhood. These have a significant, lifelong impact on an individual’s physical, emotional, and social well-being.
This Level 1 course explains the key principles of ACEs and their potential impacts at each stage. It also introduces trauma-informed and resilience-based approaches that professionals can use to create safer spaces for people affected by childhood adversity.
What You Will learn
aces Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Explain what is meant by childhood adversity and trauma
- Identify key risk and protective factors
- Understand the impact of adversity across the life course
- Describe how resilience develops
- Apply trauma-informed principles in practice
Lessons
Course Content
- Adverse Childhood Experiences – Course Introduction
- Introduction to Childhood Adversity
- Defining Adverse Experiences
- Beyond the Household
- 10 Markers of Adverse Childhood Experiences
- The Prevalence of Adversity
- The Concept of Toxic Stress
- Early Brain Development
- The First 1000 Days
- The Cumulative Effect of Adversity
- Physical Health Outcomes
- Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
- Behavioural Responses to Adversity
- Education and Life Opportunities
- Risk Factors
- Parenting and Family Dynamics
- The Role of Biology and Environment
- Resilience and Protective Factors
- A Public Health Approach
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Trauma-Informed Services
- Key Components of a Trauma-Informed Practice
On successful completion of the final assessment, you will be awarded a free CPD-accredited certificate in Level 1 Adverse Childhood Experiences Awareness.
Who is this for?
Who is this training for?
This Level 1 ACEs training is an introductory course for professionals who with individuals affected by childhood trauma, including:
- Healthcare Professionals and Managers
- Social Workers and Child Welfare Practitioners
- Educational Staff and Early Years Practitioners
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners
- Youth Workers and Community Support Staff
- Care Home Workers and Residential Support Staff
- Police and Justice Professionals
- Public Health and Policymakers
- HR Professionals, and Workplace Managers
It can be used as awareness training, professional development, as part of an induction or as a refresher course.
This awareness training can also help Parents, Carers, and Guardians to develop tools and techniques to support children through adverse events.
Course Delivery
Our online course platform is accessible round the clock, on any device, supporting flexible learning around shift patterns and lifestyle.
For teams, we offer a complementary learner management system so that you can have visibility of each participant’s progress and results.
Certification
After successfully completing the assessment quiz, participants will receive a Caredemy ACEs Training Certificate to download, demonstrating their understanding of trauma-informed care.
Pricing
Our Level 1 ACEs training is priced individually at £30 +VAT, and is available at a discounted rate for teams of 5+ or when purchasing multiple courses.
Adverse Childhood Experiences FAQ
ACEs Frequently Asked Questions
Your course is instantly allocated to you online upon completion of your purchase. Simply log into the learning platform and it will be listed in your dashboard. If you need help or advice, contact [email protected].
Yes, the Adverse Childhood Experiences course has been assessed and awarded a CPD accreditation by the CPD Standards Office. Completing this course is worth 1 CPD point.
Upon successful completion of the quiz at the end of the course, you will be instantly awarded a CPD-accredited Adverse Childhood Experiences course certificate to download or print at home for free. We also have an option for you to request a hard copy of the certificate sent to your home or work address.
Yes, we offer unlimited exam retakes on this course, so you can complete the quiz as many times as you like.
Our ACEs course is ideal for all three, and can act as a refresher for those who have already completed ACEs training in the past, or as an induction for new learners, providing evidence of understanding. You may also complete this course to improve your knowledge of childhood trauma and its impacts.
Yes, make sure you check the box at enrolment to tell us you want to assign the course to someone else.
We offer a complimentary learner management system to view the learner's course progress, view quiz results and certification. We also offer a dedicated compliance matrix to aid with audits and inspections.
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