The Trauma Informed School- A Step by Step Implementation Guide for Administrators and School Personnel By Jim Sporleder & Heather T. Forbes, LCSW
The Trauma-Informed School is guide designed to give school administrators of any school (elementary, middle or high school), step-by-step instructions on how to turn a school of any size into a trauma-informed school. With over 250 pages of content, this guide gives you the protocols you need along with a link to download all the documents needed for a successful implementation. The combined work of these two authors is a winning combination that will equip and empower you to become a trailblazer in the area of trauma-informed education.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Free online training's/professional development opportunities for school personnel on topics, such as, trauma resources for caregivers, school safety, responding to school crisis, effects of trauma, service interventions, a trauma toolkit & more helpful resources.
“Help for Billy”, Book and Study Guide, By Heather T. Forbes, LCSW & Jim Sporleder
A beyond consequences approach for helping challenging children in the classroom. This book presents staff and parents with real life insight and solutions for working with the “unteachable child” and provides readers with hope for the future of all the Billy’s (children who have experiment trauma) in the world. The chapter by chapter study guide is for any teacher, school, or school district needing to answer the question, "What does this really look like to have a trauma-informed focus?"
The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC)
Earn your trauma certification here and/or start the journey towards School (or Agency) Trauma Informed Accreditation. Resources for professionals & parents, online resources & continuing education training's.
Beyond Consequences Institute (bci)
Free Videos and articles available to help professionals & parents deepen their understanding of the effects of trauma and the driving force behind negative behaviors, the more you'll be able to support the families you serve. Changing the traditional paradigm of fear related interventions is what is needed to effectively help children and families heal from trauma.
Paper Tigers Documentary (DVD or instant download available on Amazon)
Stressed brains can't learn. That was the nugget of neuroscience that Jim Sporleder, principal of a high school riddled with violence, drugs, and truancy, took away from an educational conference in 2010. Three years later, the number of fights at Lincoln Alternative High School had gone down by 75% and the graduation rate had increased five-fold. Paper Tigers is the story of how one school made such dramatic progress. Following six students over the course of a school year, we see Lincoln's staff try a new approach to discipline: one based on understanding and treatment rather than judgment and suspension. Paper Tigers is a testament to what the latest development science is showing: that just one caring adult can help break the cycle of adversity in a young person's life.
Helping Traumatized Children Learn; Why We Need Trauma Sensitive Schools Video & Online Discussion Guide
https://traumasensitiveschools.org/
Designed for educators and other professionals who want to embark on or engage in the process of creating trauma-sensitive schools. A trauma- sensitive school is a place where an ongoing, inquiry-based process allows for teamwork, coordination, creativity and sharing of responsibility for all students, and where continuous learning is for students as well as educators.
Why we need trauma informed schools video and discussion guide
Video: https://youtu.be/vywhyweneedtraumainformedschools
Discussion Guide: https://traumasensitiveschools.org/why/
This guide is an invitation to hold a conversation about our video Why We Need Trauma-Sensitive Schools. It is designed for educators and others who want to embark on or engage in the process of creating trauma-sensitive schools. A trauma-sensitive school is a place where an ongoing, inquiry-based process allows for teamwork, coordination, creativity and sharing of responsibility for all students, and where continuous learning is for students as well as educators. There are a growing number of schools throughout Massachusetts and the United States engaged in the work of creating trauma-sensitive schools.
Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, et al. (1998)
https://traumasensitiveschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ACEs-Study.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – ACE Study
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/
The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke-Harris
"Lives in the Balance"
https://www.livesinthebalance.org/
The vision of "Lives in the Balance" is to foster collaboration and empathy, transform lives, and inspire change for all children (especially the most vulnerable), to heighten awareness of the detrimental and counterproductive effects of punitive interventions, and to address the systemic issues that impede our progress.
The Trauma-Informed School is guide designed to give school administrators of any school (elementary, middle or high school), step-by-step instructions on how to turn a school of any size into a trauma-informed school. With over 250 pages of content, this guide gives you the protocols you need along with a link to download all the documents needed for a successful implementation. The combined work of these two authors is a winning combination that will equip and empower you to become a trailblazer in the area of trauma-informed education.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Free online training's/professional development opportunities for school personnel on topics, such as, trauma resources for caregivers, school safety, responding to school crisis, effects of trauma, service interventions, a trauma toolkit & more helpful resources.
“Help for Billy”, Book and Study Guide, By Heather T. Forbes, LCSW & Jim Sporleder
A beyond consequences approach for helping challenging children in the classroom. This book presents staff and parents with real life insight and solutions for working with the “unteachable child” and provides readers with hope for the future of all the Billy’s (children who have experiment trauma) in the world. The chapter by chapter study guide is for any teacher, school, or school district needing to answer the question, "What does this really look like to have a trauma-informed focus?"
The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC)
Earn your trauma certification here and/or start the journey towards School (or Agency) Trauma Informed Accreditation. Resources for professionals & parents, online resources & continuing education training's.
Beyond Consequences Institute (bci)
Free Videos and articles available to help professionals & parents deepen their understanding of the effects of trauma and the driving force behind negative behaviors, the more you'll be able to support the families you serve. Changing the traditional paradigm of fear related interventions is what is needed to effectively help children and families heal from trauma.
Paper Tigers Documentary (DVD or instant download available on Amazon)
Stressed brains can't learn. That was the nugget of neuroscience that Jim Sporleder, principal of a high school riddled with violence, drugs, and truancy, took away from an educational conference in 2010. Three years later, the number of fights at Lincoln Alternative High School had gone down by 75% and the graduation rate had increased five-fold. Paper Tigers is the story of how one school made such dramatic progress. Following six students over the course of a school year, we see Lincoln's staff try a new approach to discipline: one based on understanding and treatment rather than judgment and suspension. Paper Tigers is a testament to what the latest development science is showing: that just one caring adult can help break the cycle of adversity in a young person's life.
Helping Traumatized Children Learn; Why We Need Trauma Sensitive Schools Video & Online Discussion Guide
https://traumasensitiveschools.org/
Designed for educators and other professionals who want to embark on or engage in the process of creating trauma-sensitive schools. A trauma- sensitive school is a place where an ongoing, inquiry-based process allows for teamwork, coordination, creativity and sharing of responsibility for all students, and where continuous learning is for students as well as educators.
Why we need trauma informed schools video and discussion guide
Video: https://youtu.be/vywhyweneedtraumainformedschools
Discussion Guide: https://traumasensitiveschools.org/why/
This guide is an invitation to hold a conversation about our video Why We Need Trauma-Sensitive Schools. It is designed for educators and others who want to embark on or engage in the process of creating trauma-sensitive schools. A trauma-sensitive school is a place where an ongoing, inquiry-based process allows for teamwork, coordination, creativity and sharing of responsibility for all students, and where continuous learning is for students as well as educators. There are a growing number of schools throughout Massachusetts and the United States engaged in the work of creating trauma-sensitive schools.
Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, et al. (1998)
https://traumasensitiveschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ACEs-Study.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – ACE Study
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/
The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke-Harris
"Lives in the Balance"
https://www.livesinthebalance.org/
The vision of "Lives in the Balance" is to foster collaboration and empathy, transform lives, and inspire change for all children (especially the most vulnerable), to heighten awareness of the detrimental and counterproductive effects of punitive interventions, and to address the systemic issues that impede our progress.
