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ECHO-Chicago: Childhood Adversity & Trauma: Strategies for Promoting Health
December 12, 2025 to February 24, 2026
Help children thrive!
Join ECHO-Chicago’s upcoming series to enhance your ability to assess and address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and implement trauma-informed care practices. Designed for community-based primary care clinicians, this activity offers advanced training and practical strategies to improve the well-being of adolescents in underserved communities. Through ECHO-Chicago’s proven workforce development model, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to integrate evidence-based, trauma-informed practices into your clinical care. Learn more today to expand your impact and support the health of Chicago’s youth!
Target Audience
This activity is designed for primary care clinicians and other healthcare professionals interested in treating ACEs effectively.
Learning Objectives
After this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe the biological and psychosocial impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on health across the lifespan.
- Apply trauma-informed principles to create safe, supportive, and collaborative care environments for children and adolescents.
- Utilize evidence-based screening tools and community resources to identify and address the effects of ACEs.
- Evaluate the role of the healthcare team in delivering coordinated, trauma-informed care.
- Demonstrate strategies for clinician self-care and self-regulation when working with trauma-exposed populations.
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| Session Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 12/2/25 | Introduction to ECHO-Chicago and Childhood Adversity & Trauma Kick-Off (Sample Case) Provider Self-Care Introduction |
| 12/9/25 | Power, Positionality, and Contextual Factors of Childhood Adversity Self-Regulation Practice |
| 12/16/25 | Provider Wellness and Community Self-Care Self-Regulation Practice |
| 1/6/26 | Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Neurobiology Self-Regulation Practice |
| 1/13/26 | Connecting with Community Resources in Times of Political Change Provider Self-Care Check-In |
| 1/20/26 | Screening and Collaboration: Teams-Based Approach Self-Regulation Practice |
| 1/27/26 | Becoming Trauma Informed in Your Practice: Creating Safe Environments, Collaboration, and Coping Tools Self-Regulation Practice |
| 2/10/26 | Interventions to Strengthen the Therapeutic Web: Schools & Community Self-Regulation Practice |
| 2/17/26 | Interventions to Strengthen the Therapeutic Web: Parenting to Promote Family Resiliency Self-Regulation Practice |
| 2/24/26 | Referring Patients for Evidence-Based Therapeutic Interventions for Exposure to Trauma Provider Self-Care Check-In |
The agenda is subject to change.
Online Webinar
Chicago, IL
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
To learn more about the ECHO-Chicago curricula, visit our website.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact ECHO-Chicago via email at [email protected].
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, the University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
COURSE FACULTY
Shipra Parikh, MSW, PhD
Associate Instructional Professor of Clinical Social Work
University of Chicago
Associate Instructional Professor of Clinical Social Work
University of Chicago
Alisa Seo-Lee, MD
Pediatrician
Cook County Health
Pediatrician
Cook County Health
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Worker Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for the ECHO-Chicago: Childhood Adversity & Trauma: Strategies for Promoting Health for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.
10 social work continuing education units are provided for this live activity.
10 social work continuing education units are provided for this live activity.
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Please note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the activity ends. Requests to claim credit after three months may incur additional fees.
Registration: For more information about ECHO, visit the program website below.
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Please note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the activity ends. Requests to claim credit after three months may incur additional fees.
Please note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the activity ends. Requests to claim credit after three months may incur additional fees.
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