New Teacher Training-Trauma Informed Instruction Overview

Trauma Informed Instruction Overview Office of Guidance and Counseling





Impact of Trauma

ACES About the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study The CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study was conducted from 1995 to 1997 on middle class white adults and investigated how child abuse and neglect created household challenges that impacted later life-health and well being. ACES Primer



What’s In the ACEs Quiz? For each “yes” answer, add 1. The total number at the end is your cumulative number of ACEs. Before your 18th birthday: 1. Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often… Swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you? or Act in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt? 2. Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often… Push, grab, slap, or throw something at you? or Ever hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured? 3. Did an adult or person at least 5 years older than you ever… Touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way? or Attempt or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse with you? 4. Did you often or very often feel that … No one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special? or Your family didn’t look out for each other, feel close to each other, or support each other? 5. Did you often or very often feel that … You didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you? or Your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you needed it? 6. Were your parents ever separated or divorced? 7. Was your mother or stepmother: Often or very often pushed, grabbed, slapped, or had something thrown at her? or Sometimes, often, or very often kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, or hit with something hard? or Ever repeatedly hit over at least a few minutes or threatened with a gun or knife? 8. Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic, or who used street drugs? 9. Was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a household member attempt suicide? 10. Did a household member go to prison?

Startling Facts About ACES ⊳ 64% of adults have 1 or more ⊳ 13% of adults have 4 or more ACES ▸ 13 out of 20 students will ▸ 3 out of 20 students will experience experience at least 1 by the 4 or more by the age of 18 age of 18 ▸ twice as likely to be smokers ▸ seven times more likely to be ⊳ Responsible for a big chunk of alcoholic workplace absenteeism, ▸ increases the risk of emphysema or increased costs in health care, chronic bronchitis by nearly 400 emergency response, mental percent, and health and criminal justice ▸ Increases risk of attempted suicide by 1200 percent.

Normal Brain and Trauma Brain Brain of 3 year olds

Learning Brain vs Survival Brain Understanding Trauma: Learning Brain vs Survival Brain Dr. Jacob Ham, Director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience



Upstairs Brain and Downstairs Brain Dr. Siegel’s Hand model of the brain. [



What Does Trauma Look Like?

“ How does trauma impact learning?

Academic Effects from Hanover Research April 2020

How does trauma impact behavior? Aggression Defiance Withdrawal Perfectionism Hyperactivity, reactivity, impulsiveness Rapid and unexpected emotional states

How does trauma impact relationships? Can affect ability to form positive Poor sense of self and relationships with adults and perspective taking peers. Difficulty identifying emotions in Lack of trust self and others Difficulty interpreting verbal and Decreased motivation to relate non-verbal information; difficulty to others reading faces and body language Lack of insight into relationships

What do we do! What is predictable is preventable! “Trauma occurs in relationships, and healing takes place through relationships!”

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Teach Co-regulation & Coping Skills ⊳ Consequences are not a starting point! ⊳ Teach Calming Regulation Techniques ▸ Build relationships ▸ Mustache Calming ▸ Safe space ▸ Chair Pulling ▸ Mentor Students ▸ Wall Pushes ▸ Use of “I” Statements ⊳ Teach Mindfulness ⊳ Meet Physiological Needs ▸ Breathing Techniques ▸ Allow hydration breaks & snack ▸ Quick Meditation Flows breaks ⊳ Targeted Interventions Tier 3 ▸ Physical Activity every 2 hours (Don’t ▸ Campus Mentor Programs ▸ Journey of Hope Groups take away recess) ▸ Second Step Follow-Up Lessons

TIPS for Distance Learning & Trauma Informed Instruction ⊳ Short SEL Lessons embedded ▸ Nearpod, Mindfulness, GoNoodle, SEL Animations, etc.. ⊳ Virtual Morning Meetings-allow simple check-ins ⊳ Teach/Model Needed Skills ▸ Strategies for organization, planning, etc… ▸ Coping Skills - breathing, positive self-talk, journaling, etc… ▸ Use “I” statements



Collection of Mental Health/SEL Resources RTI Canvas Course Google Drive Folder