This program will provide assistance in establishing and maintaining a Trauma Sensitive Schools (TSS) framework.

Option 1: Awareness training: This 3-hour training is the first step in creating a Trauma-Sensitive School. Topics include Adverse Childhood Experiences, the prevalence and impact of trauma, the universal approach to Trauma Sensitive Schools, and the importance of staff wellness.

Option 2: Whole School Approach: This 3-hour training provides next steps to becoming a Trauma Sensitive School; practical ways to apply a trauma-sensitive lens to current strategies, policies and procedures; and strategies to use trauma-sensitive practices to support academic achievement.

Option 3: Establishing a Leadership Team: A CESA #12 trauma-sensitive consultant will provide the tools, resources, protocols, and procedures for starting and sustaining a new TSS leadership team. The program also includes four days of on-site coaching as the new team begins to plan and implement ways to support the entire staff in trauma-sensitive practices.

Schools implementing a trauma-sensitive approach have reported fewer office discipline referrals, less physical aggression incidents, and fewer out-of-school suspensions. The schools also reported an increase in student attendance and graduation rate. In addition, students within trauma-sensitive schools have reported an increase in resilience recovery and feeling of emotional and physical safety. (Source: County Health Rankings, May 2017)

Category

Instructional Learning Development

Topic

Leadership Development

For additional information visit:

https://cesa12.org/services/sharedleadership/trauma-sensitive-school-supports/

Contact for additional information:

CESA 12
Nancy Harrison
Phone: (715) 685-1838