Creating Trauma-Informed Schools: A Guide for School Social Workers and Educators
Eileen A. Dombo and Christine Anlauf Sabatino
Abstract
Creating Trauma-Informed Schools: A Guide for School Social Workers and Educators provides concrete skills and current knowledge about trauma-informed services in school settings. Children at all educational levels, from Early Head Start settings through high school, are vulnerable to abuse, neglect, bullying, violence in their homes and neighborhoods, and other traumatic experiences. Research shows that upward of 70% of children in schools report experiencing at least one traumatic event before age 16. The correlation between high rates of trauma exposure and poor academic performance has bee ... More
Creating Trauma-Informed Schools: A Guide for School Social Workers and Educators provides concrete skills and current knowledge about trauma-informed services in school settings. Children at all educational levels, from Early Head Start settings through high school, are vulnerable to abuse, neglect, bullying, violence in their homes and neighborhoods, and other traumatic experiences. Research shows that upward of 70% of children in schools report experiencing at least one traumatic event before age 16. The correlation between high rates of trauma exposure and poor academic performance has been established in the scholarly literature, as has the need for trauma-informed schools and communities. School social workers are on the front lines of service delivery through their work with children who face social and emotional struggles in the pursuit of education. They are in a prime position for preventing and addressing trauma, but there are scant resources for social workers to assist in the creation of trauma-informed schools. This book will provide an overview of the impact of trauma on children and adolescents, as well as interventions for direct practice and collaboration with teachers, families, and communities. Readers of this book will discover valuable resources and distinct examples of how to implement the ten principles of trauma-informed services in their schools to provide trauma-informed care to students grounded in the principles of safety, connection, and emotional regulation. They will also gain beneficial skills for self-care in their work.
Keywords:
trauma-informed services,
school social work,
trauma,
child maltreatment,
academic performance,
school-based services,
safe environments,
trauma-informed schools,
program evaluation,
resources
Bibliographic Information
Print publication date: 2019 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780190873806 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2019 |
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190873806.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Eileen A. Dombo, author
Associate Professor, National Catholic School of Social Service, Catholic University of America
Christine Anlauf Sabatino, author
Ordinary Professor, National Catholic School of Social Service, Catholic University of America
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