We want all teachers and staff to be able to understand how trauma impacts their students and to have the skills to respond to the effects of trauma in school.

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

PACE Pause Acknowledge Connect Engage ℠ is a trauma-informed framework used in the workplace, schools, and community settings to support individuals triggered by feelings, environments, or times of year that remind them of a trauma they experienced.

The Trauma-Informed Practices for School Staff course uses PACE as a tangible tool to teach educators and school staff effective strategies for supporting the needs of students and reducing retraumatization. For example:

• Pause and take a moment to regulate yourself and your student.
• Acknowledge what is happening for you and for the student
• Engage in next steps for support, planning, or redirection
• Connect by listening and using nonverbal cues to show you care

• $500 per school (annual license)
• Access to six, self-guided learning modules and 7 hours of learning
• Downloadable course material with additional practice activities
• Certificate of Completion upon successful conclusion of the course
• Revisit modules as often as needed during your annual license