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What Is a Trauma-Informed School?
What Is a Trauma-Informed School?
In a trauma-informed school, the adults in the school community are prepared to recognize and respond to those who have been impacted by traumatic stress. Those adults include administrators, teachers, staff, and parents.
Situations that can be traumatic:
Situations that can be traumatic:
Physical or sexual abuse
Abandonment
Neglect
The death or loss of a loved one
Life-threatening violence in a caregiver
Witnessing domestic violence
Automobile accidents or other serious accidents
Bullying
Life-threatening health situations and/or painful medical procedures
Witnessing or experiencing community violence (e.g., shootings, stabbings, robbery, or fighting at home, in the neighborhood, or at school)
Witnessing police activity or having a close relative incarcerated
Life-threatening natural disasters
Acts or threats of terrorism (viewed in person or on television)
Living in chronically chaotic environments in which housing and financial resources are not consistently available
—NCTSN Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators
Steven G. Feifer, D. Ed., NCSP, ABSNP is a nationally renowned speaker in the field of learning disabilities, and has authored six books on learning and emotional disorders in children. He has 19 years of experience as a school psychologist in three different school systems. Dr. Feifer conducts neuropsychological assessments and is director of the neurofeedback program at the Monocacy Neurodevelopmental Center. He is also an adjunct professor at George Washington University, and is a Diplomate and a clinical supervisor with the American Board of School Neuropsychology training program. Dr. Feifer was voted the Maryland School Psychologist of the Year in 2008, and awarded the 2009 National School Psychologist of the Year. In 2011, he was honored as Distinguished Alumni Scholar of the Year by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania College of Education. Dr. Feifer conducts conferences on various topics most recently including trauma informed schools.
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