Trauma-sensitive schools : learning communities transforming children's lives, K-5 /

This accessible text focuses on diversity in education and the inclusion of all children and young people in all aspects of the school or college community. It provides an introduction to policy, theory and practical strategies in relation to diversity in education for practitioners, researchers and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Craig, Susan E. (Author)
Other Authors:	Stevens, Jane Ellen (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Children with mental disabilities > Education. Abused children > Education. Psychic trauma in children. Post-traumatic stress disorder in children. Educational psychology. Community and school. Teacher-student relationships.

Table of Contents:

Trauma-sensitive schools: a resource for school improvement
Dealing with student trauma: a missing component of educational reform
The neurology of attachment: caregiving counts
Trauma's effects on children's readiness to learn
Retooling the teacher's role in trauma-sensitive schools
Nature's second chance: constructing a reflective brain
Recognizing the emotional work of teachers
Next steps: managing the necessary changes to school policies and practices.