Course Benefits

What You Will Learn
  • How complex trauma profoundly impacts a child’s brain and body which results in developmental delays across
  • What can be done to improve a child's developmental trajectory and capacity for healing. 
  • The signs, symptoms, and diagnostic process of specific disorders: anxiety, ADHD, learning disorders, intellectual disorders, and autism. 

What You Will Get
  • A helpful framework that can be applied to a child with or without a diagnosis.
  • What can be done to improve a child's developmental trajectory and capacity for healing.
  • Top, evidence-based strategies to support students with anxiety, attention challenges, learning disorders, intellectual disorders and autism (whether they are officially diagnosed or not).

Introducing: Complex Trauma Resources

Dr. Chuck Geddes

Christian Family Care has teamed up with Dr. Chuck Geddes with Complex Trauma Resources to offer special CEU courses designed for teachers and educators who need to learn more about how to help children who have experienced early childhood trauma. 

Watch this video to learn more.

Course Curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Development over Diagnosis Online Course!

    2. Help Your Children and Youth GROW Today!

    3. Complex Trauma & Other Disorders

    4. Join Our Private FB Group!

    5. Frequently Asked Questions

    6. Certificate of Completion

    1. GROWing Your Understanding of Children and Youth with Anxiety

    2. Quiz: Anxiety

    3. Conversation Starters for Anxiety

    4. Resources and Handouts for Intellectual Disabilities

    5. Favorite Place Visualizaiton

    1. GROWing Your Understanding of Children and Youth with Attention Difficulties

    2. GROWing Your Understanding of Children and Youth with Attention Difficulties Hand Out

    3. Quiz: Attention Challenges

    4. Conversation Starters for Attention Challenges

    5. 30 Great Accommodations for Kids

    6. Resources & Handouts for Attention

    1. GROW Your Understanding of Children & Youth with Intellectual Disabilities

    2. Quiz: Intellectual Disabilities

    3. Conversation Starters for Intellectual Disabilities

    4. Accommodations for People with Intellectual Disabilites

    5. Resources and Handouts for Intellectual Disabilities

    1. GROW Your Understanding of Children & Youth with Learning Difficulties/Disorders

    2. Learning Disability Powerpoint

    3. Quiz: Learning Difficulties

    4. Conversation Starters for Learning Difficulties/Disorders

    5. Academic Adaptations

    6. Adapations Checklist

    7. Resources and Handouts for Learning Difficulties/Disorders

    1. GROW Your Understanding of Children & Youth with Autism

    2. Autism Powerpoint

    3. Quiz: Autism

    4. Conversation Starters for Autism

    5. Using Behavioral Skills Training to Jumpstart Social Skill Instruction

    6. Resources and Handouts for Autism

About this course

  • $99.00
  • 38 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content

Meet Your Instructors

Angela Murphy, MEd, BEd

Author I School Psychologist I Dog Lover

Angela is a Certified School Psychologist and Complex Trauma Resource’s Director of School Programs. She has worked extensively with children and youth in a school setting for over 14 years. Prevention and intervention work is her passion. She has a knack for building strong relationships and walking alongside educators and caregivers in helping children and youth grow. She brings expansive knowledge from her work in Indigenous Communities and has a profound respect for delivering safe and caring practices.

Kyle Chambers, MEd

School Psychologist I Behavior Consultant

Kyle is a Certified School Psychologist, Complex Trauma Coach and a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA). She has worked with children and youth from diverse backgrounds. She is passionate about working alongside caregivers, educators, and other paraprofessionals to help children flourish. Kyle has spent several years supporting individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in addition to working with at-risk children and youth. She is thrilled to share the Development Over Diagnosis course with you!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why should I take this course?

    The course is for caregivers and parents of children with specific disorders: anxiety, ADHD, learning disorders, intellectual disorders, and autism.

  • Will I receive a certificate of completion for the course?

    Yes! Every course comes with a certificate of completion that has been approved by the Arizona Department of Child Safety when the last lesson is reached. This certificate will have the learner's name, the title of the course, the credit hours, and the date of completion.

  • Can I watch the courses together with my spouse or do we each have to have our own log in?

    Just like our in-person courses, the pricing is based per participant. Each purchase should be logged under an individual’s name, and only that name will be tied to the proof of participation.

  • What is the format of the course content?

    Each of the courses are made up of a variety of modules with lessons within each. These lessons are made up of short videos to watch. Learners must complete the video before they can advance to the next lesson. There is also a variety of “process questions” throughout each lesson to help learners apply lessons from the videos. Each learner must also complete a final assessment quiz to receive a certificate.

  • Can I interact with other people/instructors in the course?

    Yes! Each lesson has a forum where learners can either post or answer a question for discussion to keep the learning going.