A trauma-sensitive school is an educational environment that recognizes and responds to the impact of trauma on students’ learning, behavior, relationships, and development. Participants learn the goals and components of trauma-sensitive schools to create safe, supportive, and predictable spaces where all students, especially those who have experienced trauma, can thrive emotionally, socially, and academically.
Trauma-sensitive schooling doesn’t require knowing a student’s trauma history, rather, it’s a universal approach that benefits all students by promoting resilience and a supportive classroom climate
To embed the components of a trauma-sensitive school, a trauma-informed leadership team will need to be developed, the schools current environment and practice assessed, policies and procedures adapted or developed, and a process for ongoing monitoring and evaluation need to be designed and implemented.
A trauma-sensitive school is not just a place of academic learning, it is a healing community that promotes resilience, equity, and long-term success for all students.
This short-course can be taken as an independent course or within the deep dive course entitled Trauma Sensitive Schools. For the latter, please click on the link below.
https://istep-global.com/our-courses/
Who is the course designed for
The course has been designed for educators, support staff, and paraprofessionals who deliver services directly and/or indirectly to children, adolescents, and teachers in the public, and private sectors. Relevant professionals include teachers, school counselors, adjustment counselors, child-care staff, college counselors, education-related health professionals, educational psychologists, juvenile-detention and youth prison educators, and social workers.
Organizations include independent/private, public, and international preschools, middle schools, elementary schools, high-schools, colleges, residential settings, juvenile detention centers, youth prisons, and children’s homes.
Course duration & pace of learning
✓ 30 minutes to 1 hour
✓ Self-paced learning
✓ Recommended over 1-2 weeks.
Course availability
✓ 12 months
Course certification
✓ Following course completion, click on the link to download your Certificate of Course Completion with the stated number of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours.
Course credits
✓ Completion of this course course provides 1 point towards the purchase of future courses.
Course objectives
- Identify the goals of a trauma sensitive school
- Discover 13 components to a trauma-sensitive school
- Recognize the difference between trauma-sensitive and trauma-informed schools
- Learn about teacher, student, headteacher, school counselor & parents perspectives on trauma-sensitive schools.
Books, video, websites & academic references
Books, video, websites and academic references are provided to help educators access and explore rigorous practice and research findings.
Open AI
You are advised to utilize ChatGPT to ask questions throughout lessons. To ask your questions, open the ChatGPT search page (click on the link below or copy the link into your browser).
NB: There is no research evidence to support ChatGPT strategies for individual client’s mental health.
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