iSTEP-GLOBAL experts highlight that trauma can manifest in a variety of ways that affect how a student behaves, feels, and learns. The signs can be obvious, such as behavior change or more subtle, e.g. reduction in size of a child’s writing.
Participants will learn some of the key warning signs of trauma, such as withdrawal, aggression, and sudden drops in academic performance. With this understanding, teachers will be better equipped to respond with empathy and build student emotional, relational, and academic resourcefulness. Such practices grow student resilience and help teachers identify who needs to be referred to trauma-specific services.
This free taster short-course is available as a more in-depth course as part of the deep dive Trauma-Sensitive Schools course. Click on link
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 or indirectly to children, adolescents, and teachers in the public, private, and international 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 & timing
✓ 30 minutes to 1 hour
✓ Self-paced learning
✓ Recommended over 1 to 2 weeks
Course availability
✓ Available online for 12 months
Course certificate
✓ 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
✓ 1 point toward future courses
Course objectives
One of the biggest trauma-related questions educators are currently asking is: how do I recognize the signs of trauma in my students. By the end of the sample lesson, participants will have learned:
- 1. How the signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and developmental trauma present in students in class, home, and community settings.
- 2. The variability of students’ presenting symptoms mediated by the types of trauma exposure, student period of development and ethnicity, and the nature of the school, home, and community contexts.
- 3. What other types of courses are on offer from iSTEP-Global.
Academic books and references
Academic books and references are provided to help educators access and explore research-based practice.
OpenAI ChatGPT
Students are advised to use ChatGPT to ask questions throughout lessons. Just click on the link below or copy the link into your browser. For example, you may want to know more about the different signs of developmental trauma and how these present at home and in the community as well as in school?
NB: There is no clinical research that supports the use of ChatGPT for individual client mental health advice.
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