Creating Healing School Communities provides readers with the necessary “trauma-informed” tools to intervene on behalf of struggling students and create a beneficial educational environment. School systems are pressured to raise the level of academic achievement, but children who are exposed to trauma often bring a complicated set of needs to the classroom that can impact their willingness to learn, their cognitive function, their ability to form lasting relationships, and even their physical health. For school mental health providers, it can be overwhelming to find the best ways to support students who have experienced trauma and stress: What are the best ways to, understand and assist these vulnerable children?
School-based programs can minimize the impact trauma has on learning and help students who may otherwise not have access to such support to develop the coping skills to manage ongoing and future stress. With examples of
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Table of ContentsContents
Series Foreword
Ann T. Chu and Anne P. DePrince Foreword
Maurice R. Swinney and Ellen Kennedy Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Trauma Exposure Among School-Aged Youth
Chapter 2: Impact of Trauma Exposure on Children
Chapter 3: The Rationale for School-Based Interventions
Chapter 4: Universal and Schoolwide Interventions for Trauma
Chapter 5: Pre-Intervention Strategies for School Mental Health Providers
Chapter 6: Targeted and Intensive Interventions for Trauma in Schools
Chapter 7: Common Evidence-Based Treatment Components
Chapter 8: Special Considerations for Implementing Interventions in Schools
Conclusion
Resources
References
Index
About the Authors
