Breaking Down Barriers in Trauma Informed Teaching
Breaking Down Barriers in Trauma Informed Teaching
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2023-06
Authors
Miller, Dominique
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Abstract
The objective of this capstone project is to outline the need for trauma informed teaching as well as to explore how trauma informed teaching can be made accessible for teachers. Childhood trauma is prevalent in many of our students' lives and can manifest itself into maladaptive behaviours in the classroom which can make it difficult for teachers to support all the needs of the classroom. Through research and psychoeducation, this capstone outlines how childhood trauma is developed, investigates a current behaviour intervention strategy, as well as highlights the barriers to the implementation of said intervention. Finally, the paper explores possible ways to reduce these barriers through teacher education programs and professional development. By implementing childhood development, trauma, and social emotional learning education into preservice teacher education programs and providing ongoing in-service professional development on these topics, teachers may be able to better support the diverse needs of their students while maintaining their own personal social emotional health and wellbeing.
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trauma informed teaching , social emotional learning , attachment theory , adverse childhood experiences , school wide positive behavior intervention strategies , trauma
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States , openAccess