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October 2020 | Volume 78 | Number 2

Trauma-Sensitive Schools


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Feature Articles

Reader's Guide / Seeing Schools as Islands of Safety

Anthony Rebora

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How Trauma-Informed Are We, Really?

Paul Gorski

To fully support students, schools must attend to the trauma that occurs within their own institutional cultures.

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Maintaining Relationships, Reducing Anxiety During Remote Learning

Jessica Minahan

Teachers can play a huge role in helping students with anxiety or trauma issues feel safe—even from a distance.

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Learning from Kids Who Hurt

Carol Ann Tomlinson

Experiences with four students facing trauma taught me key lessons about reaching—and teaching—hurting children.

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Trauma Is a Word—Not a Sentence

Kristin Souers and Pete Hall

By building a culture of safety in schools, we can give students and educators living with trauma the resources and support they need to thrive.

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Building Racial Equity Through Trauma-Responsive Discipline

Micere Keels

This school year, educators need to strengthen their use of social-emotional, social justice, and culturally responsive practices.

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Self-Care: The Antidote to Compassion Fatigue

Mona M. Johnson

Compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress can be debilitating for education leaders. The good news is they can also be prevented.

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Healing Communities to Heal Schools

Wendy R. Ellis

Since student trauma is often rooted in inequitable conditions, trauma-informed practices need to reach whole communities.

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Creating a Culture of Care

Anne-Marie Conn, Shaun C. Nelms and Valerie L. Marsh

A school-based behavioral therapy intervention helps at-risk students build awareness and coping skills.

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Supporting Students with Disabilities in Trauma-Sensitive Schools

Amy Szarkowski and Jason Fogler

Trauma-sensitive schools create a space where all children can seek support without fear of escalating consequences.

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Meeting Student Trauma with an Asset-Based Approach

Debbie Zacarian, Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz and Judie Haynes

Students living in adverse circumstances often lack positive recognition in schools.

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Columns / Departments

Research Matters / A "Write" Way to Address Trauma

Bryan Goodwin and Lisa M. Jones

Letting students write about negative experiences can help them process.

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Show & Tell: A Video Column / Helping Students Cope with the Pandemic

Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

How educators respond to children's fears now will influence the long-term effects. Watch the video.

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Leading Together / Teams to the Rescue

Jill Harrison Berg

In a time of crisis, cultivating collective efficacy among teams is key.

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Confronting Inequity / Healing Black Students' Pain

Dena Simmons

If schools aren't addressing racism, they aren't fully addressing trauma.

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The Resilient Educator / Black Boys Are More Than Inequity Statistics

Elena Aguilar

Detailing inequities without taking action can be dehumanizing.

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Whole Child Spotlight: Why Social-Emotional Supports Are More Important Than Ever

Sean Slade

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Readers React

Reader responses to recent issues of EL.

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Tell Us About

Readers share a strategy or change they've implemented to support students affected by trauma.

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ASCD Community in Action

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EL Takeaways / The Empathetic Educator

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Index to Advertisers

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Advisory: Trends and Ideas

Turn & Talk / Responding to Student Trauma

An interview with Nadine Burke Harris, California's first surgeon general and author of The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity.

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Research Alert / Increasing Awareness of Student Trauma in the COVID-19 Era

Key takeaways from a new handout from the Appalachia Regional Educational Laboratory on common trauma symptoms and best-practice strategies for supporting students, with adaptations for virtual-learning settings.

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Relevant Read / A Field Guide for Reaching Hurting Kids

A review of the 2020 book, Trauma & Young Children: Teaching Strategies to Support & Empower by Sarah Erdman & Laura J. Colker, with Elizabeth C. Winter.

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Numbers of Note / A Well-Being Crisis for Adolescents

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Seen on Screen / Homeless But Not Hopeless

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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Trauma-Informed Design in the Classroom

Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher and Dominique Smith

Color. Carpets. Configurations. The classroom can create a sense of safety, calm, and invitation to learn—if designed correctly.

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Helping Kids Facing Trauma Do Better

Brandi Clark

By building relationships and helping students create their own "wellness tools," teachers can foster skills for managing challenging emotions.

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Podcast: Creating Cultures of Safety in Schools

Authors and speakers Pete Hall and Kristin Souers discuss the work involved to create "nests" in schools—cultures of safety that make everyone feel welcome, nurtured, and free to explore and take risks—and how this work can help us all manage emotions and persevere.

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