Boundaries that heal: Guiding social development in children who have experienced trauma


When: 3/4/2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Where: Virtual Meeting - Join Meeting
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  • Participants will be able to define what "healthy boundaries" look like in a trauma-informed context, moving beyond compliance to a focus on mutual respect and safety.
  • Participants will understand how trauma-related impairments in the prefrontal cortex affect a child's impulse control.
  • Attendees will differentiate between how anxious attachment (leading to "boundary-less" seeking of connection) and avoidant attachment (leading to rigid, impenetrable walls) manifest in social interactions.
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Presentations and Speakers
Boundaries That Heal: Guiding Social Development in Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
  • Natalie Wash, MA

Available Credits/Points
  • This session is approved for 1 Continuing Education credit for Social Work License. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • The Children's Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) NCPD (ANCC Contact Hours). Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • Children's Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Certificate of Attendance. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • This session meets Texas Administrative Code requirements for 1 continuing education credit for Licensed Marriage and Family therapy, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers.

Accreditation Statement
  • Children's Health System of Texas is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.