Trauma-Informed Practices

Trauma-Informed Care
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Trauma-Informed Care

Trauma-Informed Practice is a strengths-based framework grounded in an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma. Trauma Informed Practices:

• • Emphasizes physical, psychological, and emotional safety for everyone
  • Creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment (Hopper et al., 2010)
  • Influences educators approach to interactions with people
  • Shift in philosophy when assessing situations. Ask “what happened to you?” not “what’s wrong with you?”
  • Self-Care is important to extend care to others

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Click the links below to learn more about how you can understand and implement Trauma-Informed Practices:

• Trauma-Informed Design in the Classroom by Frey, Fisher, and Smith

• WEBINAR: Trauma-informed Teaching & Learning (TITL) Online by Columbia University School of Social Work

• Trauma-Sensitive Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Second Step

• Trauma-Informed Practices in Schools and Beyond by Aperture Education

• Tali Raviv: The Effect Trauma-Informed Educators Can Have on Student’s Lives by CEC

• Trauma-Informed Educators Network Podcast by Matthew Portal

• A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching the Colonization of the Americas by Suzanne Methot

• Trauma-Informed Practices in Schools Across Two Decades: An Interdisciplinary Review of Research by M. Shelley Thomas, Shantel Crosby, Judi Vanderhaar

• Trauma Types by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• Navigating the Impact of Childhood Trauma into Adulthood by Sparlin Mental Health

• Navigating the Impacts of Childhood Trauma into Adulthood: Part II by Sparlin Mental Health

• Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week: Free Stuff! Deals & Discounts for Teachers (Teach for America) by The TFA Editorial Team

• Better Hearing and Speech Month 2021 by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)