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Trauma Informed Education Training

We’re thrilled to present an enriching learning opportunity tailor-made for educators committed to creating nurturing, trauma-informed environments within their schools. This engaging program is designed to take you on a comprehensive journey through the essential steps necessary for fostering resilience and understanding the profound effects of trauma on young learners.

At the heart of our program is the mission to deepen your insights into how trauma affects students’ school lives. By emphasizing resilience, we aim to equip you with proactive techniques that encompass forming meaningful connections, enhancing social and emotional learning, ensuring a safe atmosphere, and encouraging playful learning experiences.

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The transition to a trauma-informed educational model is a process that requires patience, dedication, and a commitment to changing entrenched systems and practices. However, the benefits for students and the entire school community are profound. By understanding and addressing the impacts of trauma, educators and administrators can create an environment where all students have the opportunity to thrive academically, emotionally, and socially.

10 Simple Steps to a More Resilient Student

Step 1

Focus on Resilience
Resilience, a key aspect we delve into when discussing a trauma-informed school, is not just a concept.  It’s a beacon of hope, a vital element in students’ lives, and a testament to their strength.

Step 2
Understanding Trauma as an Experience
Professionals who are trauma-informed approach all students with curiosity, exploring how students view themselves, others, and the world around them based on their experiences.
Step 3
Foster Connections
School connectedness is the belief that students feel that adults or peers in school care about them and their learning. Students who feel connected will likely have better attendance, higher achievement, and stay in school longer.
Step 4
Prioritize Social and Emotional Skill Development
Trauma-informed schools prioritize students’ social and emotional skills, which are key to academic success.
Step 5
Establish Safety
Promoting physical and psychological safety in schools, including student-defined safety, is key to a trauma-informed approach.
Step 6
Promote Play and Breaks
Recognizing the need for recess and breaks from instruction is important. These allow students to rest, engage in imaginative play, and socialize, which can improve behavior and academic achievement.
Step 7
Believe the Link Between Private Logic and Behavior
A person’s behavior is linked to their self-perception and private logic.
Step 8
Partner with Families and Communities
Schools, parents, and communities should collaborate to enhance students’ health, well-being, and learning. By involving parents and utilizing community resources, schools can more effectively meet students’ needs.
Step 9
Support and Invest in School Staff
Research has shown that ensuring school members feel safe, valued, cared for, engaged, and respected enhances learning, staff satisfaction, and retention. 
Step 10
Collect and Utilize Outcome Data
Creating trauma-informed and resilient schools is a process, and outcome data helps to show changes in that process.

10 Simple Steps to a More Resilient Student

Understanding Trauma as an Experience
Professionals who are trauma-informed approach all students with curiosity, exploring how students view themselves, others, and the world around them based on their experiences.
 
Focus on Resilience
Resilience, a key aspect we delve into when discussing a trauma-informed school, is not just a concept.  It’s a beacon of hope, a vital element in students’ lives, and a testament to their strength.
 
Foster Connections
School connectedness is the belief that students feel that adults or peers in school care about them and their learning. Students who feel connected will likely have better attendance, higher achievement, and stay in school longer.
 
Prioritize Social and Emotional Skill Development
Trauma-informed schools prioritize students’ social and emotional skills, which are key to academic success.
 
Establish Safety
Promoting physical and psychological safety in schools, including student-defined safety, is key to a trauma-informed approach.
Promote Play and Breaks
Recognizing the need for recess and breaks from instruction is important. These allow students to rest, engage in imaginative play, and socialize, which can improve behavior and academic achievement.
Believe the Link Between Private Logic and Behavior
A person’s behavior is linked to their self-perception and private logic.
Partner with Families and Communities
Schools, parents, and communities should collaborate to enhance students’ health, well-being, and learning. By involving parents and utilizing community resources, schools can more effectively meet students’ needs.
Support and Invest in School Staff
Research has shown that ensuring school members feel safe, valued, cared for, engaged, and respected enhances learning, staff satisfaction, and retention. 
Collect and Utilize Outcome Data
Creating trauma-informed and resilient schools is a process, and outcome data helps to show changes in that process.

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Educational Directions
www.eddirections.com
Louisville, KY
PH: 502.373.2700

From kindergarten to high school, we are dedicated to boosting student performance, closing achievement gaps, and focusing education on the students’ needs, first and foremost.

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