Understanding trauma, its prevalence, and impact on students and families; what it means to be trauma-informed; and specific skills and techniques for providing services in a trauma-informed manner.

Why should schools be trauma-informed?

• Childhood trauma can have a direct, immediate, and potentially overwhelming impact on the ability of a child to learn. By the time a student enters college, many of these trauma-related symptoms have not ceased. 
  • Strategies for creating trauma-informed campuses.
  • Students from all races and socioeconomic backgrounds experience and are impacted by trauma.
  • Trauma has been shown to impact school performance:
    • Decreased reading ability
    • Lower GPA in high school
    • Higher rate of  absences
    • Increased drop-out
    • Reduced concentration
    • Anger and depression
    • Loss of interest in normal activities
    • Sleep disturbance, nightmares

Participants at this training will:  

• Be able to understand how trauma impacts behavior and learning
• Learn simple techniques and tools to create trauma-informed learning environments for all students
• Learn to apply knowledge and skills to more effectively diffuse volatile situations with students

Content from this training supports a positive campus climate

All participants completing the training will receive:

• Copy of TIPS presentation
• TIPS resources to use at school