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When Grief Comes to School: Sad Isn’t Bad

Watercolor clouds of various colors on white backbround

The 2020/2021 school year is a definitely a year when grief comes to school. That grief is caused by different losses. First, the pandemic has changed a lot for everyone. Some groups, however, are experiencing more illness, death, economic hardship, and trauma than others, with communities of color being most severely affected. As such, stressors […]

Questions for Trauma-Sensitive Decision-Making

Questions for Trauma-Sensitive Decision-Making in Education

A shorter version of “Questions for Trauma-Sensitive Decision-Making” was included on the Attachment & Trauma Network’s blog in the fall of 2020. Read it to explore four questions that will help you make trauma-sensitive decisions during the pandemic and beyond. The 2020/2021 school year during a pandemic is stressful for many school leaders, educators, families, […]

The River of Feelings Improves Regulation

Aerial view of a river surrounded by trees

Thanks so much to everyone who joined my webinar with Brookes Publishing this week. I enjoyed teaching you about the River of Feelings, which is a visual from my new book Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools: Your Guide to Creating Safe, Supportive Learning Environments for All Students. Participants shared excellent questions and gave positive feedback. You truly warmed […]

Student Behavior: If Not a Sticker Chart, Then What?

Student Behavior: If Not a Sticker Chart, Then What?

I wrote an earlier version of this article about improving student behavior that was published in the Attachment & Trauma Network’s December (2015) Therapeutic Parenting Journal. That issue focused on creating trauma-sensitive schools. In 2020, I updated that article for this post. Understanding how childhood trauma impacts student behavior and learning in schools is critical. […]