Education: Trauma informed education

Recommended Introductory Readings:

Duffy, M. & R. Comly. (March 2019).Trauma-Informed Schools in Pennsylvania: Aligning Expansion with High-Quality Implementation. PACER Policy Brief.

Pawlo, E., Lorenzo, A., Eichert, B., & Elias, M. J. (2019). All SEL Should Be Trauma-Informed. Phi Delta Kappan, 101(3), 37–41.

Thomas, M. S., Crosby, S., & Vanderhaar, J. (2019). Trauma-informed practices in schools across two decades: An interdisciplinary review of research. Review of Research in Education, 43(1), 422–452. https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X18821123

Recommended Search Terms: Mix and match these in databases in search engines to find additional readings.  Use quotation marks to hold exact phrases together. Example: "Trauma Informed"

adverse childhood experiences (ACE), trauma-informed care, trauma-informed schools, trauma informed practices, trauma-informed teaching, teacher training, trauma, teaching methods, emotional trauma, intervention, school based intervention, childhood adversity, posttraumatic stress disorder, socio-emotional development

Helpful Websites

• Adolescent Health Working Group 
• Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative
• PACEsConnection - Positive & adverse childhood experiences 
• Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators 
• The Sanctuary Model 
• The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study 
• Risking Connections 

Some videos on Trauma Informed Practices in Schools

Children, Violence and Trauma—Interventions in Schools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49GzqPP7YYk

Modules on creating trauma informed care in schools, Madison Metropolitan School District. There are 10 modules, here are a few of them:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elaLV_b8FXw

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJpafA1G148

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQoQS4RFJRQ

It might be useful in the course of your research to know some leading scholars in this field of study. This list is not exhaustive, but should provide a starting point for exploring available literature around the topic of trauma-informed responses in education.

• Shantel Crosby - Associate Professor, Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville - Research Interests: Wellbeing and adverse childhood experiences among youth who are court-involved or at risk of court-involvement, with emphasis on youth of color. She examines trauma and behavioral/socioemotional health among this population and explores trauma-informed responses to maladaptive youth behaviors. She is also interested in examining innovative practices and interventions across childserving systems that address negative youth behavior and trauma symptomatology.
• Christopher T. H. Liang - Professor of Counseling Psychology and Department Chairperson of Education and Human Services at Lehigh University - Research Interests: the intersections of race and gender, as well as the effectiveness of trauma-responsive schools approach, is aimed at reducing racial disparities in education and health settings.
• M. Shelley Thomas - Associate Professor, Social Studies Education, University of Louisville -  Research Interests: Transdisciplinary social justice approaches to pervasive challenges in teacher preparation, such as classroom management with trauma informed and anti-racist perspectives.
• Janice Carello - Assistant Professor and MSW Program Director for the Social Work department at Edinboro University - Research Interests: Retraumatization in educational settings and on bringing a trauma-informed approach to higher education.
• Jessica Minahan - Director of behavioral services at the Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents group practice in Newton, Masssachusetts
• Sandra M. Chafouleas  - Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut - Research interests: School-based behavior assessment and intervention and school mental health. Emphasis of this work is on prevention and early intervention, and within an ecological systems perspective. Currently exploring work around trauma-informed service delivery in schools.
• Stacy Overstreet - Professor in the Department of Psychology at Tulane University - Research interests: family violence, school-based intervention, trauma-informed care
• Jessica Djabrayan Hannigan - Assistant Professor in the Educational Leadership Department at California State University, Fresno - Research interests - Response to Intervention (RTI) Behavior, Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS), Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and more.