Building trauma-sensitive schools : your guide to creating safe, supportive learning environments for all students / by Jen Alexander ; Illustrations by Carol Hinrichs.

"Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools is a practical, accessible guide to building learning environments that ensure safety, develop regulation skills, and grow caring relationships for all students, including those who have experienced trauma"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alexander, Jen, 1976- (Author)
Other Authors: Hinrichs, Carol (Illustrator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Paul H. Brookes Publishing, Co., [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Online Materials; About the Author; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Understanding Trauma; 1. Trauma and Its Effects; What Is Trauma?; Trauma Defined; Prevalence of Childhood Trauma; The Effects of Trauma on the Body; 2. The Role of Attachment in Development; Healthy Attachment; Attachment Issues; Attachment-Trauma; 3. Trauma's Impact on Youth at School; Faces of Trauma in the Classroom; The Effects of Developmental Trauma at School; Triggers in the Classroom; Common Approaches to Trauma in the Classroom
  • II: Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools4. The Trauma-Sensitive School Framework; What Is a Trauma-Sensitive School?; Trauma-Informed Response to Intervention; Trauma-Sensitive Educators; 5. Paradigm Shifts; What Happened to You? Versus What's Wrong With You?; Can'ts Versus Won'ts; Needing Attention Versus Seeking Attention; Time-In Versus Time-Out; And Versus Or; 6. Essentials of Trauma-Sensitive Schools; Essential 1: To Help Students Feel Safe; Essential 2: To Help Students Be Connected; Essential 3: To Help Students Get Regulated; Essential 4: To Help Students Learn
  • The Four Essentials in ActionIII: Implementing Trauma-Sensitive Strategies; 7. Universal Strategies for Trauma-Sensitive Schools; Universal Strategies to Help All Students Feel Safe; Universal Strategies to Help All Students Be Connected; Universal Strategies to Help All Students Get Regulated; Universal Strategies to Help All Students Learn; 8. Supplemental and Intensive Trauma-Sensitive Interventions; Supplemental and Intensive Interventions to Help Students Feel Safe; Supplemental and Intensive Interventions to Help Students Be Connected
  • Supplemental and Intensive Interventions to Help Students Get RegulatedSupplemental and Intensive Interventions to Help Students Learn; We Are in This Together; 9. The PACE Approach to Working With Traumatized Students; Follow, Lead, Follow; Playfulness; Acceptance; Curiosity; Empathy; 10. Trauma-Sensitive Discipline Practices; Restorative Discipline Practices; Trauma-Sensitive Consequences; Ending on a Positive Note; 11. Self-Care for Educators; Job-Related Stress; Final Lifeguarding Lessons; Self-Care Plans; In Closing; Appendices; 1. The Brain Worksheet; 2. Childhood Trauma Effects
  • 3. Trauma-Informed Response to Intervention Building Blocks4. Trauma-Informed Response to Intervention Pyramid; 5. Questions and Answers: Tips for Educators and Parents of Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma; 6. Trauma-Sensitive Schools Build Resiliency; 7. River of Feelings Activity; 8. River of Feelings Script; 9. River of Feelings Visual; 10. River of Feelings Questions; 11. A Starter List for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Interventions; 12. Calming Area Items; 13. Regulation Strategies: Bottom-Up Ideas; 14. Regulation Strategies: Top-Down Ideas; 15. Check Your Body; 16. Describe Your Body