Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Affection, gentleness, warmth, concern, and care are words that are associated with kindness. While kindness has a connotation of meaning someone is naive or weak, that is not the case. Being kind often requires courage and strength. Kindness is an interpersonal skill. ThereContinue reading “The Intersectionality of Kindness and Trauma Sensitive Teaching”
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Using trauma-informed teaching practices in distance learning
—Getty From the Article, How to support students experiencing adversity during the coronavirus crisis by Brittany R. Collins April 3, 2020 This is a challenging time for everyone, and teachers are concerned. Concerned for their health and their families. Concerned about equity, access, and best practices as they turn to new online learning-management systems. Concerned aboutContinue reading “Using trauma-informed teaching practices in distance learning”
We’ve Reached Our Surge Capacity-This Will Help
Your ‘Surge Capacity’ Is Depleted — It’s Why You Feel Awful Here’s how to pull yourself out of despair and live your life Written by Tara Haelle Aug 16, 2020 It was the end of the world as we knew it, and I felt fine. That’s almost exactly what I told my psychiatrist at myContinue reading “We’ve Reached Our Surge Capacity-This Will Help”
Teachers feel anxious, fearful, worried, overwhelmed and sad, too. Here’s how SEL can help.
Excerpts and modified from the article “Teachers Are Anxious and Overwhelmed. They Need SEL Now More Than Ever” written by Christina Cipriano and Marc Brackett published in EdSurge. At the end of March, the team at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, along with their colleagues at the Collaborative for Social Emotional and Academic Learning, known as CASEL, launched a survey toContinue reading “Teachers feel anxious, fearful, worried, overwhelmed and sad, too. Here’s how SEL can help.”
TIPS for a trauma-informed approach to teaching through coronavirus
The following information was taken from the article “A trauma-informed approach to teaching through coronavirus ” written by Teaching Tolerance Staff and “Focusing on Student Well-Being in Times of Crisis” written by Cathleen Beachboard We know that in some districts, schools have just closed, while in others, there’s an expectation that classes will shift toContinue reading “TIPS for a trauma-informed approach to teaching through coronavirus”
Self Care: The Most Unselfish Thing You Can Do
Educators, counselors, and other support staff who work with students exposed to trauma are at risk of being indirectly traumatized as a result of hearing about their students’ experiences and witnessing the negative effects. Secondary Traumatic Stress and Related ConditionsSecondary traumatic stress (STS) is the emotional distress that results when an individual hears about theContinue reading “Self Care: The Most Unselfish Thing You Can Do”
Trauma Informed Practices In My Classroom Benefit All My Students
6 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT TRAUMA-INFORMED EDUCATION 1. Trauma-Informed education is solely about a student’s ACE score: The ACE study conducted by Kaiser Permanente and the CDC is credited with increasing public awareness of the potential negative health outcomes of adults based on their adverse childhood experiences. That increased awareness is good, but trauma-informed education is not solely concerned with students’Continue reading “Trauma Informed Practices In My Classroom Benefit All My Students”
The Basics of ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
About Adverse Childhood Experiences The following information is taken from the CDC website. Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years) such as experiencing violence, abuse, or neglect; witnessing violence in the home; and having a family member attempt or die by suicide. Also included are aspects ofContinue reading “The Basics of ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)”
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas…And That’s Not Always A Good Thing
For most of us, thinking about the fall and winter months conjures up happy memories—hayrides, big family dinners, and presents galore. However, the holiday season can be difficult for our students affected by trauma. Often students affected by trauma do not have fond memories of these times. Whether they recall arguing among family members, tragedyContinue reading “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas…And That’s Not Always A Good Thing”
What Is Trauma And What Does It Mean For Me?
Trauma Defined The longer we live, the more inevitable it is that we will experience trauma. Trauma is the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, causes feelings of helplessness, diminishes their sense of self and their ability to feel the full range of emotions and experiences. ItContinue reading “What Is Trauma And What Does It Mean For Me?”
Trauma Informed Practices for Staff 