Course: Introduction to Trauma-Informed Practice
Description
Building positive relationships with traumatized children starts with recognizing that early adversity has played a major role in their social, emotional, and academic development.
Children exposed to early childhood trauma develop behaviors as adaptations to the uncontrollable stress in their lives. With this knowledge, teachers can approach students whom they previously viewed as oppositional or defiant with a better understanding of what’s behind their trauma-related behavior
Topics
Competencies
Building positive relationships with traumatized children starts with recognizing that early adversity has played a major role in their social, emotional, and academic development.
Children exposed to early childhood trauma develop behaviors as adaptations to the uncontrollable stress in their lives. With this knowledge, teachers can approach students whom they previously viewed as oppositional or defiant with a better understanding of what’s behind their trauma-related behavior
Topics
- Responsive Interactions
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Teacher Empathy
- School-wide Interventions
Competencies
- Knowledge: Teachers recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma with their children and families.
- Skills: Teachers focus on building positive interactions with children to mitigate the effects of trauma.
- Mindset: Teachers believe that unresolved trauma in school-aged children is a public health crisis that can only be addressed through comprehensive wrap-around supports provided by all adults that interact with children and their families.