Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools

FREE WEBINARHelp for Stressed Educators During COVID-19: Noticing and Meeting Teacher Needs as Schools ReopenIn the United States at least one in four youth experiences trauma severe enough to negatively affect their school success Give hope and help to these students with this readerfriendly howto guide your springboard for building responsive traumasensitive preK12 schoolsDrawing on her extensive experience as a school counselor trainer and mother trauma expert Jen Alexander delivers a comprehensive framework for building a safe supportive school environment that helps all students learn and thrive Youll start with an evidencebased introduction to the profound impact of trauma on a childs development attachment and behavior Then youll get an effective multitier system of support MTSS for developing a traumasensitive learning environment including both universal strategies Tier 1 and more intensive interventions Tier 2 and Tier 3 for students who need more support Compelling anecdotes and sample scripts illuminate challenges and solutions and the included forms and worksheets are valuable tools for helping educators build the mindset and skills necessary for becoming traumasensitive With this engaging highly practical guide to what works and why your school team will gain insights and develop action plans that make a real difference in the lives of all kids including our most vulnerable youthDISCOVER HOW TOmake five key shifts in the way you view and approach students so that youre better equipped to support themwork together to prioritize resilience by actively putting relationships first in your school implement universal instructional strategies that foster safety connection regulation and learning for all studentsuse special supports supplemental instruction and coaching when universal strategies arent enoughcollaborate effectively with families and colleagues to meet each students needsincorporate restorative discipline practices that focus on restitution not retributioncreate a personalized selfcare plan to promote wellness and reduce the effects of jobrelated stressPRACTICAL MATERIALS Creative activities for teachers powerful case stories sample dialogues and scripts for educators and counselors reflection and brainstorming worksheets downloadable forms and templates and handouts for use with studentsBuild resilience by helping all studentsFeel safeBe connectedGet regulatedLearnDiscover the NEW ebook from Jen Alexander: Supporting Students and Staff After COVID-19 National Child Traumatic Stress Network Schools Committee 2008