Trauma in the Classroom | Origin: EC105
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Teaching Secondary Students Affected by Trauma --> Trauma in the Classroom
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
I’ve learned that trauma significantly impact's students’ behavior and learning. Creating a safe, predictable classroom and building trusting relationships are essential. I plan to apply these by being patient, empathetic, and creating a supportive environment.
I did not know the different types of trauma actually had titles to them. It is nice to learn how each one is very different from the others and what to look out for
Many students have PTSD based on several types of traumatic experiences. Creating a bond with a student, by saying good morning, or a simple joke, finding a way to smile instead of walking around with the weight of the world on their shoulders, will start a pathway of trust between an educator and a student that creates a bond that supports mental health and gives an out let for a student to clear their mind.
Trama must be recognized and addressed.
Recognizing fight, flight, fawn, or freeze responses.
Teaching students who have experienced trauma can take an emotional toll on educators, leading to vicarious trauma or compassion fatigue. To mitigate its effects, teachers need to practice intentional self-care, seek support, and establish boundaries
Trauma creates many responses in children. The fawn response was new to me,. I have always heard of Fight or flight. I can understand freeze, but Fawn was new to me. I can see it now that it has been explained to me. We see students like this. I did associate it with a trauma response until now.
The high amount of vicarious trauma that teachers encounter, must be offset with resiliency techniques.
It is very helpful to learn about the different forms of causes, effects, and responses to trauma events.
It was astounding to me that 25% of youth will experience sexual violence before they turn 18. I had no idea the number was so high. This makes me look at my classes a lot differently.
My biggest takeaway from this is how I need to focus intently on doing a more focussed assessment of the behaviors I need to try to understand. This in order to better provide for my students.
Trauma can be labeled as follows: acute, chronic, complex, and vicarious.
75% of educators exhibit at least mild stress symptoms suggesting PTSD related to their teaching duties. All the more reason for the mental support provided by a number of districts as a benefit and resource.
I learned about the 4 F's of trauma response. I was familiar with the freeze, flight, fight responses, but hadn't heard of the fawn response before. I've seen and experienced the fawn response before. Now I know the name!
Trauma, causes and symptoms, affects of trauma
I like having the different types of trauma delimitated and described.
Understanding triggers from our students can be so challenging because they are often times so similar to other issues going on for the student. Creating a safe place for all students is so crucial!
Identifying the Four Fs in Trauma is important so that educators can respond accordingly
There are many ways that trauma can materialize in the classroom, in behaviors that seem disconnected to trauma, but are often behavior-based. Teachers can learn to recognize this as trauma-related and react accordingly.
