Trauma-Informed Care for the School Community: Trauma Informed Approaches in Post-Pandemic Classrooms
With Jackie Trussell, LCSW
Our schools serve many students with histories of traumatic life experiences. As educators and mental health professionals it is crucial that we recognize the potential impacts of trauma on the development, learning and response to treatment in our students.
Out of recognition of experienced trauma, trauma-informed practices have existed in schools and classrooms long before the start of the pandemic and will continue to exist and evolve after. The COVID 19 pandemic and subsequent school disruption have had a profound impact on school age children,
families, and school staff. This workshop will address the tenets of Trauma Informed Care practices and strategies that are imperative in moving forward and addressing the needs of our school communities. We will explore the concepts of:
- Safety and security
- Building community
- Supporting student and staff mental health.
- Acknowledge and address grief.
- Routine and connection.
- Use of mindfulness to teach self-regulation at home and at school.
- Cultural responsiveness
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