“Recognize that Tier 1 supports for all students include creating welcoming
spaces, be they in person or at distance, where students are acknowledged,
encouraged, and share a sense of belonging.”
Category: Adverse Childhood Experiences
Nov 04
Multi-Tiered System of Support to Address Childhood Trauma: Evidence and Implications
Oct 15
Trauma is ‘Written Into Our Bodies’—but Educators Can Help
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris “We know that educators are the backbone of our society. As we do this work, I want to encourage you to put your own oxygen mask on first.”
Oct 05
The Urgent Need to Avoid Punitive Responses to Poor Attendance, attendanceworks.org
“What improves attendance is partnering with students and families to identify and address the root causes that lead to students to miss school in the first place, whether absences are connected to barriers to showing up for school, negative experiences in school or a lack of engagement. Root causes can also be related to misconceptions about attendance, such as thinking that sporadic absences aren’t a problem, or missing two days a month doesn’t affect learning.”
Aug 18
Why Self-Compassion and Emotion Regulation Are Key to Coping with COVID-19 by Marc Brackett
“healthy emotion regulation involves monitoring, tempering and modifying emotional reactions in helpful ways in order to reach personal and professional goals.”
May 20
4 considerations for a return to school Social Emotional Learning Plan
“A social emotional learning plan must prioritize relationships and human connections. “
Apr 01
With the COVID-19 pandemic, focus on student well being by putting compassion ahead of content
“As schools across the country remain closed, students with trauma, difficult home situations, and anxiety need support now more than ever.”
Mar 23
When schools close, the safety and well being of students is affected, particularly those who are homeless
“For children and youth experiencing homelessness, early childhood settings and school may be the only source of food, education, health and mental health services, caring adults, and a safe place to be during the day. “
Mar 06
Kids knocking over class furniture, hitting others and physically harming self and others – all symptoms of trauma
One Ohio District’s experiences of dealing with student trauma in Early Childhood Education demonstrates how early identification, early intervention and multi-agency treatment programs can work. “Evidence suggests it works: children’s trauma symptoms, including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, are on average reduced by 30 to 50 percent over one school year.”
Feb 28
Trauma informed practice must look to individual and systemic causes of trauma
Without a systemic lens, trauma-informed practice can draw teachers’ attention to the trauma behaviors that students exhibit, potentially pathologizing children for the very behaviors that research on trauma has illuminated and then blaming their families for their trauma.”
Feb 22
Students far more likely to seek mental health treatment at school if at all, US report says, putting schools in underfunded situation
One of the underlying causes of chronic student absenteeism is a mental health crisis. Recent research makes primary recommendations for early warning systems in schools and reintegration plans after prolonged absences.
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