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SEL Educator

SEL Educator Badge

To earn this badge, you will complete four sessions on Trauma Awareness, Trauma-Informed Practices, Disruptive Student Behavior, and Student Mental Health. These courses are hosted through SafeSchools, and you will receive a certificate for each session completed. Please upload your certificate for each session into Canvas, and complete the badge application form on the homepage to receive your badge.

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For additional questions on SEL practices and counseling, please contact Dr. Stephanie Devlin.

Trauma Awareness

Trauma is the psychological, emotional response to a life event or experience that’s deeply disturbing or distressing to an individual. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are negative life events witnessed or experienced firsthand by children 18 years old or younger. ACEs may affect a person’s emotional and cognitive abilities, leaving them feeling overwhelmed and limiting their academic potential. This course is designed to help school staff recognize the signs of trauma so they can help those students suffering from its effects. Topics covered include the main sources of trauma in school-age children; the categories of abusive behaviors; the effects of neglect and household challenges; and trauma signs and symptoms, as well as risk factors and the impact on future development.

Trauma-Informed Practices

Trauma is a widespread health concern that has become quite costly for schools around the world. It can affect a student’s cognitive ability – at times limiting rational thought, problem solving and other complex thinking skills often required in school – thereby limiting their academic potential. That's why training in trauma-informed practices is essential to the everyday educational setting. This course helps school staff recognize the signs of trauma and employ trauma-informed practices to assist students suffering from the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Topics covered include findings on trauma and its effect on children, negative life events that contribute to trauma in school-age children, trauma signs and symptoms and effective trauma-informed practices.

Disruptive Student Behavior

This course will help school staff members identify, understand, and manage the most common causes of disruptive behavior by students. Topics covered include the three categories of student misbehavior, the four categories of chronic student misbehavior, and the importance of analyzing the causes of chronic misbehavior and developing an effective intervention plan.

Student Mental Health

The goal of this course is to provide an overview of student behavior and mental health issues. It provides information that should be helpful in referring a student to a qualified professional. This course will cover the definition of mental health, fostering resilience, and positive learning environments. This course is not meant as a diagnostic tool. Diagnoses must always come from a certified professional who specializes in mental health.

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