Trauma Informed Education

Who are we?

We believe...

Information:

• According to Gabor Mate, all of us have been affected by trauma (refer to Kilinic toolkit p.5)
• Not the same for everyone
• Trauma is not destiny; can be changed

Manitoba Data 2012:

• 33% increase in newcomers
• Children incare grown from 1.9% to 3.5% since 2001
• 1 in 2 First Nations children live in poverty
• Food insecurity 11% in MB
• 12 - 22% children in MB live in poverty

ACE:

• What are they?
• How do they affect students?
• Video
• Reflect on how many ACE's are present for you

ACE's video

Take a moment and think about a student who may have 3-4 or more of these ACE factors and how that might impact their behaviour/learning, manifest in the classroom...

WHY?

"The kid who has experienced trauma is not trying to push your buttons."

Kids who have been through trauma worry about what's going to happen next

Even if the situation doesn't seem that bad to you, it's how the child feels that matters

Trauma isn't always associated with violence

You don't need to know exactly what caused the trauma to be able to help

You can support kids with trauma even when they're outside your classroom

It's ok to ask kids point-blank what you can do to help them make it through the day

Self-regulation can be a major challenge for students suffering from trauma

Kids who experienced trauma need to feel they're good at something and can influence the world

There's a direct connection between stress and learning

Effects of Trauma in the Classroom:

• increase bad behaviour
• decrease in trusting relationships/hard to connect
• Absenteeism
• No cares
• P. 12 - 13 Heart of Teaching
• No effect

Untitled Slide

• Viewing trauma as an injury shifts the conversation from asking, "what is wrong with you?" to, "what has happened to you?" https:// trauma-informed.ca

What does trauma look like?

Trauma Looks like?

• Photos?
• Graphs
• Stats/data

Compassion Fatigue

Map and story

Teachers