Trauma Sensitive Resources

 

Trauma-Sensitive Schools

Trauma-Sensitive Schools are created via schoolwide trauma-informed practices aimed at helping children feel safe, be connected, get regulated and learn. (Alexander, 2016)

Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening with lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being. (SAMHSA)

In Trauma Sensitive Schools, educators:

  • Realize the impact of adverse childhood experiences on neurobiological development and attachment
  • Recognize the impact trauma on learning and behavior
  • Respond by building resilience and avoiding re-traumatization
  • Create a culture that prioritizes:
    • Safety – ensuring physical and emotional safety
    • Trustworthiness – being dependable, reliable, and authentic; delivering results
    • Choice – prioritizing choice, choices and options for people who have had control taken away, make a big difference
    • Collaboration – maximizing collaboration
    • Empowerment – prioritizing voice, empowerment and skill-building

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

 

 

 

Trauma Informed Distance Learning

5 Essential Trauma Informed Priorities for Remote Learning

Trauma Informed Approach to Teaching - Coronavirus

COVID-19-virtual-resources-for-educators

Stress Spectrum

Student Resilience Self-Assessment Planning Tool

Educator Resilience Trauma Informed Self Care Self-Assessment

Coping in Hard Times

Stress and the Brain

 

 

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From the School Support and Improvement Blog

PD Opportunity: Building Resilience with Ricky Robertson June-July, 2021 Wed, Jun 2 2021

PD Opportunity: Join Ricky Robertson and the Arizona Department of Education for two FREE 4-part virtual learning series Building Resilience, June-July, 2021.
Youth Mental Health First Aid Professional Learning Opportunity Tue, Apr 20 2021

The School Support and Improvement (SSI) Unit, in partnership with Project AWARE, is proud to provide Youth Mental Health First Aid virtual learning opportunities with a live facilitator.