Workshops

Audience:

All members of a school community struggling with teacher and student absenteeism or looking for more crisis prevention methods.

Overview & Expected Outcomes:

The basic trauma awareness training package encourages a fundamental understanding of the types of trauma and how they manifest, the importance of responding vs. reacting, and the exploration of self-regulation and self-care. Educators and leadership alike will be better equipped with the transformational thinking needed to create a more resilient community of care.

What’s Included:

• The Basics of Trauma Awareness
• What Do I Say?
• Power Plans
• Educator Well-Being

Total Hours of Training: 8

Audience:

Anyone in a school community seeking to improve student-teacher relationships, reduce rising discipline numbers, and address student absenteeism.

Overview & Expected Outcomes:

The foundation of a trauma-informed school is supportive, unwavering relationships that change the trajectory of trauma for individuals. This training package offers basic trauma awareness, an analysis of community trauma, strategies for building relationships, & tools for trauma-informed communication.  This foundational yet strategic training lends itself to less punitive and more restorative communities that create connection and belonging for everyone.

What’s Included:

• The Basics of Trauma Awareness
• Building Relationships
• Tree Facilitation
• Giving & Receiving Feedback

Total Hours of Training: 8

Audience:

Families, caregivers, community members

Overview & Expected Outcomes:

Building a trauma-informed school community also involves helping to create trauma-informed families, caregivers, and community members equipping them with tools to advocate for one another.    

What’s Included:

• The Basics of Trauma Awareness
• Understanding Grief & Loss
• Self-Care
• Power Plans

Total Hours of Training: 8 hours 

(Two 1-hour sessions of each section; scalable to meet the specific needs of individual districts)

Audience:

Board members, cabinet members, administrators, and other district leaders

Overview & Expected Outcomes:

Supporting a trauma-informed environment requires a shared language around the basics of trauma, an understanding of the role policies & procedures in a community of care, and the ability to lead as your authentic self. It also requires the support of other leaders.

What’s Included:

• The Basics of Trauma Awareness
• Building Relationships
• The Core Principles
• Leadership Round Table

Total Hours of Training: 12

(Two hours each of the first three trainings plus four 90-minute round table sessions in collaboration with other districts)