This newsletter from the Illinois School Counselor Association discusses integrating trauma-informed practices within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS). It emphasizes the importance of addressing students’ trauma to enhance their academic and social-emotional outcomes.
This report, an introduction to promoting trauma-informed approaches in schools, focuses on creating more inclusive classrooms that support students with and without learning differences in the same classroom setting by carefully assessing each child’s needs and designing a strategic plan to support them.
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This short film, inspired by true stories, shows how a supportive and caring adult can help a child overcome childhood trauma and exposure to violence.
This is a video series that explains how trauma affects students. The three videos in this series include:
-The Impacts of Trauma on Learning Part 1: Academic Performance
-The Impacts of Trauma on Learning Part 2: Classroom Behavior
-The Impacts of Trauma on Learning Part 3: Relationships
The Therapist Aid website houses worksheets, audio, scripts and activities that you can search by topics, such as anxiety, depression, anger and trauma. This website requires user registration. Most resources are free but users need an account.
The Day After… A Classroom Discourse Guide helps educators facilitate discussions on difficult or controversial events, providing a safe and supportive space for students to process emotions and understand the context. This resource includes guidance for creating meaningful discourse, strategic responses, and specific resources for social science teachers, ensuring students and staff can engage thoughtfully and critically with significant events.
SSET, an adaptation of CBITS, is designed to help schools and school systems that do not have access to school-based clinicians. Designed with and for teachers and nonclinical school counselors, this program targets students in fifth grade and above. Unlike CBITS, SSET uses a lesson-plan format instead of a clinical manual.
Professional development opportunities and tools for teachers around supporting LGBTQ youth.
Resources, guidance on IL statutes for districts to support transgender, nonbinary or gender nonconforming students.
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The Stress & Trauma Treatment Center is a specialized facility that serves Southern Illinois and helps individuals heal from traumatic experiences and manage stress. They offer a range of evidence-based therapies, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). These therapies are designed to support children, adolescents, young adults, and their families in overcoming the effects of trauma and adversity.
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