Beyond the Curriculum: Confronting CSEC in our Classrooms
Learn from mental health and child abuse prevention education experts about the impact of trauma on children’s classroom performance and overall academic achievement.
Features
Audience
Educators
Duration
Varies
Instruction
In-Person or Virtual
About the Lesson
Children experience adversity at alarming rates in the United States. By age 16, two-thirds of children in the United States have experienced a potentially traumatic event such as physical or sexual abuse, sudden or violent loss of a loved one, domestic violence, substance abuse, and serious accident or life-threatening illness. Presenters will share their first-hand experience using real-life examples from their professional expertise in the child abuse, education, and mental health professions.
What You'll Learn
During this interactive workshop, presenters will cover the 4 R’s to a trauma-informed approach in education:
- Realize the prevalence and impact of trauma, as well as potential paths for recovery
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in students, families and staffÂ
- Respond by fully integrating knowledge about traumatic stress into school policies and practices
- Resist Re-traumatization through understanding and recognizing how current classroom/school practices may trigger trauma histories
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Michelle McDyre
Director of Prevention Education
