Understanding trauma & applying practices in schools to improve outcomes for system involved youth

Christine Highet

Training Description

This training will address the following guiding questions for participants: What is trauma, and how does it impact at-risk and/or system involved youth and families as well as those who work with them? This training will provide strategies and best practices for supporting these youth in connecting with each other, whether they are at school, at home, or living in out-of-home care. And finally, what are key strategies and ideas for doing this all online?

Learning Objective

• Define trauma at three different levels (micro, mezzo, and macro)

• Identify 4 impacts of trauma on self, colleagues, at-risk or system-involved youth and families