This comprehension guide is intended to improve student comprehension of restorative breaks (https://kevinplummerphd.com/restorative-breaks/). See Improving …
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Video: Supporting Trauma-impacted Students in the Classroom
This is presentation providing an excellent overview of how to support trauma-impacted students in the classroom. Please also refer to our Trauma-impacted students: …
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Fostering Resilience in Children
Welcome to this series on fostering resilience in children—the role of the family. In this series, you will have a chance to understand how a compassionate family …
Supporting Trauma-Impacted Students Returning to School
It is incumbent upon educators to develop increased trauma sensitivity as they welcome the return of children back to school buildings. When we see students …
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Pandemic Trauma in Students Returning to School Buildings
Some students will enter the school year more impacted by trauma. Some of these students were trauma-impacted before the pandemic and the circumstances created by the …
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Prepare Yourself for Your Return to School
Dealing With the Emotional Impact of the Pandemic on Educators and Returning Students We must give serious thought to the stress and the emotional impact that working …
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Trauma-impacted Students: Guide to Materials
The following is a list of materials to understand and support trauma-impacted students in the classroom. The primary objective in supporting children who are …
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Circumstances in the Classroom That Can Adversely Affect Children Who Have Been Impacted by Trauma
Children who have been impacted by trauma have brains and bodies that are primed to react quickly —to feel threatened—even in experiences that appear benign. New …
Protective and Vulnerability Factors in Children’s Response to Trauma
Protective factors can contribute significantly to children’s ability to successfully cope with the circumstances or recover from them more quickly and with fewer …
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Circumstances or Events That Can Cause Children to Develop a Trauma Response
Nearly 50% of all children have experienced one or more of these circumstances or events, and many have experienced them in chronic, unrelenting fashion. Not every …
The Impact of Childhood Complex Trauma on School Functioning
This article details the physiological, emotional, psychological, and cognitive impacts of complex trauma such as: Unregulated Stress Response System; Impaired …
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Definition of “Trauma Supportive” at School
Definitions of "trauma supportive" including description of "trauma sensitive" and "trauma informed" school environments. Please also see the Guide to Materials for …
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