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Trauma, Poverty, and the Classroom: What You Need to Know
Presenter: Anjelica Zermeño, Administrator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?=5O9q0NB2HL0
She lived in the world of GANGS and poverty.Guns shots rang out every night...
DOMESTIC VIOLENCEShe and her siblings
would hide in closets or would run through the streets at night looking for help...
She lived in and out of Shelters...https://www.youtube.com/watch?=5O9q0NB2HL0
DRUGS & ALCOHOL was what surrounded her….
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
At the age of 9 a stranger held a knife to her throat….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?=5O9q0NB2HL0
One in every four students currently sitting in American
classrooms have experienced a traumatic event.
Jessica Leahy, The Atlantic 2014
What is Trauma?● Community violence● Domestic violence
● Early childhood trauma● Neglect
● Physical abuse● School violence● Traumatic grief
More than 60 percent of children from birth to age 17 in the United States were exposed to
violence, crime and abuse in the past year, according to a paper published in 2015 in
JAMA Pediatrics that analyzed the results of the 2013-14 National Survey of Children’s
Exposure to Violence.
Poverty Breeds Trauma
Recognizing the Effects of Trauma● Acting out behaviors
● Impatience and impulsivity
● Gaps in politeness and social graces
● Limited range of behavioral responses
● Inappropriate emotional responses
● Less empathy for others
● Linked to truancy
● Impairs attention and concentration
● Reduces cognition, creativity, and memory
Recognizing the Effects of Trauma
● Diminishes social skills/judgement
● Reduces motivation, determination, and effort
● Reduces growth of brain cells
● Physical illness
First Responders● School needs to be a place where kids feel safe-Classroom climate
● Place of predictability
● Get to know your students outside of just school
● 1 positive reframe
● Build relationships with those most NOT like you
● Kids should feel socially comfortable
● Kids must be able to feel successful in your classroom
● Use positive reinforcement
● Model your expectations
● Be aware of you, your face and your emotions SMILE
First Responders
● Listen
● Collaborate by getting curious
● Love
Classroom Situations
Health & Wellness for Faculty
● Self-Awareness and Care○ Coping strategies○ Stress reducing
strategies○ Build resilience
● Affirmations● Time and substitutes● Food● A masseuse?
New campaign promotes power of teachers to reduce stress of traumatized students | EdSource
Know Your Clientele
Schoolwide Social/Emotional Support Systems
● Level 1 support: Schoolwide Prevention/Intervention● Building time in for all students (master schedule)
● Level 2: Specific courses and groups sessions
● Level 3: One on one psych/counseling support systems
A schoolwide System for Prevention & Intervention
Outcomes
Outcomes
