Trauma-Sensitive Schools for the Adolescent Years: Promoting Resiliency and Heal

Description: Trauma-Sensitive Schools for the Adolescent Years by Susan E. Craig, Jim Sporleder In this follow-up to her bestseller, Trauma-Sensitive Schools, Susan Craig provides secondary school teachers and administrators with practical ideas for how to improve students achievement by implementing a trauma-sensitive approach to instruction. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The trauma-sensitive schools movement is the result of a confluence of forces that are changing how educators view students academic and social problems, including the failure of zero-tolerance policies to resolve issues of school safety, bullying, and academic failure, as well as a new understanding of adolescents disruptive behaviour. In this follow-up to her bestseller, Trauma-Sensitive Schools, Susan Craig provides secondary school teachers and administrators with practical ideas for how to improve students achievement by implementing a trauma-sensitive approach to instruction. Along with clear explanations of the role that childhood adversity and trauma play in determining academic success, readers will find dozens of concrete strategies to help them:View poor academic and social progress through a trauma-sensitive lens.Create a school climate that fosters safety and resiliency in vulnerable teenagers.Establish relationships with students that support their efforts to self-regulate.Design instruction that reflects the social nature of the brain.Work with the brains neuroplasticity to increase adolescents executive functioning.Reduce teacher attrition in high-risk schools by decreasing secondary traumatic stress. Influence educational reforms by aligning them with current research on childhood trauma and its effects on learning.Provides an overview of the effects of three types of trauma on adolescent development: early childhood adversity, community violence, and systemic inequities. The book links the effects of trauma on students cognitive development to educational reform efforts, integrates research on adolescents neurodevelopment and current educational best practices, and builds the capacity of education professionals to successfully manage the behaviour of adolescents with symptoms of complex developmental trauma. Author Biography Susan E. Craig is an independent consultant to school systems nationwide on topics such as inclusion, effects of violence, trauma-sensitive schools, positive behavior support, differentiated instruction, and integrated therapies. Dr. Craig is a sought-after public speaker and professional developer, offering in-person training anywhere in the United States. Invite Dr. Craig to your facility to train your staff. Visit her blog: Review "Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, Trauma-Sensitive Schools for the Adolescent Years: Promoting Resiliency and Healing, 6-12 is impressively informative and should be considered critically important reading for all classroom teachers working in junior and senior high schools. An extraordinary contribution to the field, it is unreservedly recommended for college and university library Teacher Education collections in general, and Adolescent Special Needs supplemental studies reading lists in particular."--Midwest Book Review"Throughout the book, Craig provides the reader with a thorough understanding of the implications of the effects of early childhood trauma as well as the role a school can play in providing students with a safe environment in which to heal. Craigs focus on the collaborative approach that TSS provides to the community is further evidence of the need of TSS, specifically with regard to addressing needs of marginalized students."--Teachers College Record Long Description The trauma-sensitive schools movement is the result of a confluence of forces that are changing how educators view students? academic and social problems, including the failure of zero tolerance policies to resolve issues of school safety, bullying, and academic failure, as well as a new understanding of adolescents? disruptive behavior. In this follow-up to her bestseller, Trauma-Sensitive Schools, Susan Craig provides secondary school teachers and administrators with practical ideas for how to improve students? achievement by implementing a trauma-sensitive approach to instruction. Along with clear explanations of the role that childhood adversity and trauma play in determining academic success, readers will find dozens of concrete strategies to help them: View poor academic and social progress through a trauma-sensitive lens. Create a school climate that fosters safety and resiliency in vulnerable teenagers. Establish relationships with students that support their efforts to self-regulate. Design instruction that reflects the social nature of the brain. Work with the brain?s neuroplasticity to increase adolescents? executive functioning. Reduce teacher attrition in high-risk schools by decreasing secondary traumatic stress. Influence educational reforms by aligning them with current research on childhood trauma and its effects on learning. Book Features: Provides an overview of the effects of three types of trauma on adolescent development: early childhood adversity, community violence, and systemic inequities. Links the effects of trauma on students? cognitive development to educational reform efforts. Integrates research on adolescents? neurodevelopment and current educational best practices. Builds the capacity of education professionals to successfully manage the behavior of adolescents with symptoms of complex developmental trauma. Review Quote "Throughout the book, Craig provides the reader with a thorough understanding of the implications of the effects of early childhood trauma as well as the role a school can play in providing students with a safe environment in which to heal. Craigs focus on the collaborative approach that TSS provides to the community is further evidence of the need of TSS, specifically with regard to addressing needs of marginalized students." --Teachers College Record Promotional "Headline" ?Susan Craig?s book provides the scientific evidence and the reasons why it is so critical that schools take this new path in serving our students.? ?From the Foreword by Jim Sporleder, retired in 2014 as principal of Lincoln High School, which was profiled in the documentary Paper Tigers Description for Reader Susan E. Craig is an independent consultant to school systems nationwide on topics such as inclusion, effects of violence, trauma-sensitive schools, positive behavior support, differentiated instruction, and integrated therapies. Dr. Craig is a sought-after public speaker and professional developer, offering in-person training anywhere in the United States. Invite Dr. Craig to your facility to train your staff. Visit her blog: Details ISBN0807758256 Author Jim Sporleder Publisher Teachers College Press Year 2017 ISBN-10 0807758256 ISBN-13 9780807758250 Format Paperback Imprint Teachers College Press Subtitle Promoting Resiliency and Healing, 6-12 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Media Book DEWEY 371.928 Language English AU Release Date 2017-09-08 NZ Release Date 2017-09-08 Pages 168 UK Release Date 2017-09-30 Publication Date 2017-09-30 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2017-09-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:116878663;

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