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Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers child-serving professionals information about secondary traumatic stress (STS).
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School Personnel
Research suggests that approximately 25% of American children will experience at least one traumatic event by the age of 16. A child's reactions to trauma can interfere considerably with learning and/or behavior at school. Schools serve as a critical system of support for children who have experienced trauma. Administrators, teachers, and staff can help reduce the effects of trauma on children by recognizing trauma responses, accommodating and responding to traumatized students within the classroom, and referring children to outside professionals when necessary. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed tools and materials to help educators, school staff, and administrators understand and respond to the specific needs of traumatized children. In addition to the NCTSN resources highlighted below, School Personnel can learn more about creating trauma-informed schools in the Trauma-Informed Care section of this website.
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Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for School Staff
Type: Fact Sheet
Discusses how challenging financial circumstances may affect you, other school staff, students, and their families and provides specific ways to help.
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Trauma and Families: Fact Sheet for Providers
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers providers information about trauma including what trauma is, how it can impact a family, and ways providers can support families experiencing traumatic stress.
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Trauma-Informed IEPs: Differential Diagnosis and Trauma-informed Assessment in Schools
Type: Webinar
Discusses trauma-informed assessment in schools, differential diagnosis, and trauma-informed IEPs (Individualized Education Plans).
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Integrating Evidence-Based Practices in School Interventions
Type: Webinar
Identifies principles and strategies for effective implementation of trauma-focused, evidence-based practices in school settings.
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Schools and Trauma
Type: Webinar
Focuses on partnering with schools to enhance mental health and trauma-informed services designed to inform both school personnel and mental health professionals about the impact of traumatic events.
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Sudden Death On a School Campus: Impact and Response
Type: Webinar
Discusses the impact of sudden death on children and the school community. This webinar provides best practices in the areas of prevention, response and recovery, school staff support, and self-care.
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Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones, (and) Words CAN Hurt Me: A Trauma-Informed Understanding...
Type: Webinar
Provides information on the prevalence and impact of trauma as a lens through which to deepen our understanding of bullying.
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Engaging Schools: Developing School/Mental Health Partnerships
Type: Webinar
Discusses the need for, and the benefits of, a school based mental health program. This webinar offers suggestions on building relationships with schools, as well as case examples of successful school/mental health partnerships.
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Brief Information on Childhood Traumatic Grief for School Personnel
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers information on childhood traumatic grief. This fact sheet provides descriptions of childhood traumatic grief, normal and typical grief, and what to do for childhood traumatic grief for teachers and school personnel.
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Breve Información Sobre el Duelo Traumático Infantil Para Personal de la Escuela
Type: Fact Sheet
Ofrece información sobre el duelo traumático infantil. Este folleto informativo define lo que es del duelo traumático infantil, el duelo típico y normal y describe qué pueden hacer los maestros y el personal de la escuela ante el duelo traumático.
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Teacher Guidelines for Helping Students after an Earthquake
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers teachers guidance on helping students after an earthquake. This fact sheet describes common reactions students may have, how teachers and school staff can help, as well as engage in self-care after an earthquake.