Professional Development → Trauma Series

The Trauma-Informed Educator, Part 1: Understanding Trauma


Description
This course is designed to provide all educators with a foundational understanding of trauma and its impact on students, parents, staff, and schools. Educators will leave with a broad understanding of how the brain and body respond to stress and trauma. This is a foundational course and a prerequisite for all other trauma courses.

This course has a required time duration of 2 hours and timestamps your progression in each section, lesson, assignment, and submission. Users have 10 days to complete this course from the day of registration.

CPE Credit Hours: 2

Content
  • Introduction
  • Lesson 0.1: An Introduction: The Trauma-Informed Educator, Part 1
  • Lesson 1: The Definition of Trauma and Its Components
  • 1.1 The Definition of Trauma and Its Components
  • 1.2 Types of Trauma Lesson
  • 1.2 Types of Trauma Reflection
  • 1.3 Prevalence of Childhood Trauma
  • 1.3 Prevalence Reflection
  • Lesson 2: The Stress Response System
  • 2.1 The Stress Response System
  • 2.1 The Stress Response System Reflection
  • 2.2 Childhood Trauma Affects on Health
  • 2.2 Adverse Child Experiences
  • Lesson 3: Responses to Trauma by Youth
  • 3.1 Responses to Trauma by Youth
  • 3.1 Responses to Trauma by Youth Reflection
  • Lesson 4: Triggers and Risk Factors
  • 4.1 Triggers
  • 4.1 Triggers Reflection
  • 4.2 Risk and Protective Factors
  • 4.2 Risk and Protective Factors Reflection
  • Lesson 5: Post-Trauma Pathways
  • 5.1 Positive Post-Trauma Pathways
  • 5.1 Positive Post-Trauma Pathways Reflection
  • 5.2 Negative Post-Trauma Pathways Lesson
  • 5.2 Negative Post-Trauma Pathways Reflection
  • Lesson 6: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • 6.1 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • 6.2 Supporting Students with Post-Traumatic Stress
  • 6.2 Supporting Students with Post-Traumatic Stress Strategies
  • Lesson 7: The Effects of Complex Trauma
  • 7.1 Never Give Up
  • 7.1 Never Give Up Reflection
  • 7.1 The Effects of Complex Trauma
  • 7.1 The Effects of Complex Trauma Reflection
  • Completing the Course
  • Notataking Guide Upload
  • The Trauma Informed Educator, Part 1 Final Exam
  • Course Survey
  • SUBMIT TO BE GRADED
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever