What Every Adoptive and Foster Parent Needs to Know about Complex Trauma
- Kathi Sewak
- Jul 27, 2025
- 1 min read
Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.
We are thrilled to bring you a series of bonus episodes featuring special guest. Dr. Jerrod Brown PhD. In each of these bonus episodes, Dr. Brown will share what every adoptive and foster parent needs to know regarding FASD, trauma, and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

On this week’s bonus episode, the third in our series, Dr. Brown will unpack the impact of Complex (Developmental) Trauma—what it is and what interventions and strategies parents can implement to help our kids heal.
Find Bonus Episode 3 HERE.
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Dr. Brown's breakdown of how FASD and ACEs overlap completely changed how I look at our foster child's behaviors. I've been using https://hy-3d.net
Dr. Brown's breakdown of ACEs and trauma really clarifies why traditional discipline often backfires for kids from crisis backgrounds. I've been using the trauma-informed strategies from this series with my foster teen and already noticing shifts in how he responds. https://aivideomeme.com