Trauma-Informed Practices for School Staff

Overview

Schools are a critical setting for supporting youth who have experienced trauma. When schools are trauma-informed, there is often a significant improvement in student behavior, growth in academic achievement, a reduction in suspensions and expulsions, an improved sense of teacher satisfaction and safety, and more

Trauma-Informed Practices for School Staff is a self-led, online training course that teaches administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, and school-based mental health professionals how to:

• Understand how trauma can impact students’ learning, behaviors, emotions, and social interactions at school
• Utilize practical, universal strategies to support students and help them regulate their behaviors and emotions
• Reduce the risk of re-traumatization using the frameworks of PACE (Pause, Acknowledge, Connect, Engage) and Safety, Predictability, and Control
• Mitigate the toll the work can take on school staff through sustainable well-being and self-care routines

Details

• Audience: All K-12 school staff
• Length: 7 hours
• CEs: Not available