Trauma
A school where all staffulty understand the impact of trauma and strive for academic, emotional and social safety for all.
What is a Trauma Sensitive School?
The acronym for Adverse Childhood Experiences.
What is ACE’s?
An activity to engage the left and right sides of the brain, which should happen frequently throughout a lesson.
What is a brain break?
A strategy to help you stay grounded in an adverse situation which should be kept very accessible and near.
What is a safety plan?
Posting your daily schedule, reminding students (counting down) the amount of time left in class before going to their next meeting.
What is a trauma sensitive transition?
A score of 4 or more resulted in 4x's the likelihood of depression and 12x's the risk of suicide.
Whats an ACE Score?
Trauma happens when this part of the primitive brain goes on overdrive.
What is the amygdala?
A non selfish way to set boundaries, identify stressors, or take time for yourself.
What is self care?
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
What is empathy?
The science of how toxic stress caused by ACEs damages the function and structure of kids’ developing brains.
What is brain science?
This part of the brain keeps you breathing, your heart beating and controls involuntary functions.
What is the brain stem?
An example of self care you've done this week.
What is exercise, sleep, healthy eating?
When the learning brain has gone offline, rational thinking is not capable at this moment, the cortex is not accessible.
What is a triggered state?
Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; physical or emotional neglect; parental mental illness, substance dependence, incarceration; parental separation or divorce; or domestic violence are this
What are the categories of ACEs?
The smart part of your brain where learning takes place.
What is the pre-frontal cortex?
A tool shown to students to gauge their emotional state, usually at a morning meeting or community meeting.
What is a feelings wheel?