What
Why
How
Psycho-education
Potpourri
100

This organization breaks SEL into 5 segments while promoting SEL at the national level

What is CASEL

100

Research has demonstrated that this benefits all students while promoting mental health

What is SEL or trauma-informed practice?

100

I must do this before before I can help others

What is help myself or be self-aware?

100

The three animals we can use to describe the three major areas of the brain

What are the lizard, dog, and owl?

100

The zone between our comfort and panic zones

What is growth zone?

200

The three pillars of trauma-informed care

What are safety, stress management, and sense of belonging?

200

His framework establishes that basic human needs must be met before we can be our best

Who is Maslow?

200

The number of choices to give when helping another de-escalate

What is three?

200

In survival mode or high stress we do not have access to the part of our brain that controls this which means we might not understand right from wrong

What are morals?

200

These need not look alike but ultimately must go in the same direction if Big T is to have a trauma-informed culture

What are arrows?

300

Trauma-informed practice must be authentic and therefore takes place in the context of this; the basis of all trauma-informed care

What is a relationship?

300

We need to increase SEL because human beings do not leave their stories/issues/problems at this location

What is the door?

300

In order to break down barriers, and to  build trust and respect we must take a risk and be willing to do this

What is be vulnerable?

300

This is always a form of communication

What is behavior?

300

The fight or flight response is controlled by this part of the brain

What is the brain stem or lizard brain?

400

This SEL term means we do not judge others, but do care for others no matter what

What is unconditional positive regard?

400

SEL must be on-going and long term because people are not these and therefore are not "fixed"

What is a lawnmower?

400

Therapeutic pause is the fancy term for this, which often prompts the other person to speak without leading them

What is silence?

400

Before even considering the possibility of change people are said to be in this stage according the Theory of Change

What is precontemplation?

400

Removing this is the first step in attempting to prevent escalation

What is the trigger?

500

These consequences seek to repair damage to a relationship or group environment

What is restorative?

500

Concern about the increase of this in schools has been a driving cause for additional mental health and SEL support 

What is violence?

500

A good I-statement de-escalates while avoiding this

What is judgement?

500

When behavior that successfully served a purpose elsewhere is no longer effect in a new setting, we call the behavior this

What is maladaptive?

500

The teaching moment occurs when a student returns to this after an escalation

What is baseline or calm?