CalTrin is excited to reveal our annual Top 10s list!* From our highest attended trainings to the most watched replays, most read blog posts, and top completed self-paced courses, discover the favorites among child- and family-serving professionals in 2024. All CalTrin training and resources are designed to advance child abuse prevention, family strengthening, and professional development in California and beyond. We invite you to use them in your work with families and share them with your colleagues!
TOP 10 TRAININGS ATTENDED
CalTrin training is organized around four domains: Direct Service Delivery Skills, Evidence-Based/Evidence-Informed Service Delivery, Management & Leadership Development, and Trauma-Informed Systems. The following CalTrin-hosted webinars and workshops were our highest attended in 2024:
- Spotlight on Neglect
- Addressing Problematic Sexual Behaviors (PSBs) in Children & Adolescents
- Mental Health Matters in Early Childhood
- Neglect: What are We Really Talking About?
- Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
- When Trauma Reactions & Neurodevelopment Disorders Overlap
- Historical Trauma in California
- Addiction & Recovery: Cultural Elements of Working with Hispanic, Latino/a, & Latinx/e Populations
- Trauma-Informed Care 101: Understanding Your Role in Creating a Trauma-Informed Environment
- Trauma-Informed Leadership: The Balance of Compassion & Accountability
CalTrin’s Protective Factor Series was our most attended training series of 2024. This introductory training series is designed for anyone who works with children and families and focuses on concrete ways your work can support the building of Protective Factors. CalTrin will focus on one Protective Factor each month, and learners can register for individual trainings most relevant to your work. The series is offered twice per calendar year to provide flexibility for your learning needs and schedule.
TOP 10 TRAINING REPLAYS WATCHED
Whenever possible, we record our training events so that you can fit them into your schedule and share them with your team. The following training replays were the most watched in 2024:
- When Trauma Reactions and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Overlap
- Neglect: What Are We Really Talking About?
- Addressing Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children & Adolescents
- Historical Trauma in California
- Spotlight on Neglect
- How to Lead an Effective and Engaging 15-Minute Team Huddle
- Trauma-Informed Leadership: The Balance of Compassion & Accountability
- Understanding Your Role in Creating a Trauma-Informed Environment
- Life Raft for Kids: CalAIM’s Potential to Address Unmet Needs for Children and Youth
- An Introduction to Child Trauma
TOP 10 BLOG POSTS
Our blog delivers insights and updates from around the CalTrin community, with an emphasis on curated resource collections for topics within CalTrin’s four domains. The following blog posts were the most read in 2024:
- Child Development Series Part One: An Overview of Child Development
- The Importance of Father Involvement & Resources to Promote Engagement
- Resources to Support A Trauma-Informed Approach to Child and Family Service
- Holiday Overwhelm: Resources for Families and Providers
- Resources for Prevention and Intervention of Secondary Traumatic Stress
- Which CalTrin Training Option is Best for Your Learning Style?
- Spanish-Language Resources
- Working Collaboratively with Tribal Communities Toward Prevention & Family Strengthening
- Resources to Support Early Childhood Mental Health
- Working with Tribal Communities to Address Generational Trauma & Promote Resilience
TOP 3 SELF-PACED COURSES
As CalTrin continues to expand our catalog of self-paced courses, we are excited to share the following three courses that saw the highest rate of completion in 2024:
- Trauma-Informed Care 101: Understanding Your Role in Creating a Trauma-Informed Environment
- Introduction to Child Trauma
- Understanding Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Traumatic Stress
EXTEND YOUR LEARNING WITH CALTRIN!
Interested in diving deeper into any of the above topics? Explore available recordings and materials from prior CalTrin webinars and workshops in our Training Archive. (Note: You will need to log in to your CalTrin account to access select training materials. You can create a free account here.) For live learning opportunities, check out CalTrin’s Training Calendar. All webinars and workshops are offered at no cost to learners!
Don’t have time to watch a full replay or attend a live training? CalTrin’s Training Tidbits are designed to provide short, on-demand learning—or microlearning. These trainings are “bite-size,” so you can learn about a specific topic in under 10 minutes, fitting them into your daily work as needed.