Course Description

Trauma, maltreatment, and neglect of children and youth have a profound effect on their social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and academic development. For traumatized students to function optimally in school, educators must be able to, 1) recognize the symptoms of maltreatment and neglect and 2) know how to interact with those symptoms effectively. In this webinar you will learn to do both!

Specifically designed for educators, this course translates high level trauma-informed care into practical strategies and interventions for use in the classroom. The content (including lecture, slides and a detailed ‘how to’ handout) provides a roadmap for teachers, administrators, and school support staff alike to take an active role in strengthening the neurobiological resilience of all students - a profoundly hopeful and necessary ingredient for learning.


Introduction by Dr. Mary Ruth Coleman, Senior Scientist Emeritus at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Coleman is the creator and former director of Project U-STAR~PLUS (Using Science, Talents and Abilities to Recognize Students ~ Promoting Learning in Underrepresented Students). She has numerous publications including, “Educating Exceptional Children, 15th” (with the late Samuel A. Kirk and James J. Gallagher) and “Implementing RtI with Gifted Students” with Susan Johnsen. She served three terms (9 years) on the Board of National Association for Gifted Children; two terms (6 years) on the Board of the Council for Exceptional Children; and was president of the CEC in 2007. In 2017, she was among the first group inducted into the “2e Hall of Fame.”

Rachel Walker created this course with input from Anneli Richards, MA, LMFT, a trauma-informed therapst specializing in the treatment of children and families. Anneli spent the early part of her 21-year career working with emotionally disturbed youth in the foster care system and treatment centers, and then moved into the public school system where she worked for 12 years treating children in school settings, partnering with teachers and school administrators. In 2015 Anneli founded Family Matters of Marin, a private group practice focused on trauma-informed care for youth in the context of their families.


  • On Demand Training for 180 Days

    You will have access to this training for 6 months.

  • Perfect For

    Teachers, Administrators, School Counselors and Support Staff

  • Certificate

    Certificate of Completion provided upon request. Check with your state licensing board for CE eligibility of this 1.5 hr. course.

Course Curriculum

    1. Handout: The Trauma Informed Lens - For Educators

    2. Trauma Informed Lens for Educators - video (1 hr 38 min.)

About this course

  • Designed for Educators
  • 1.5 hours of video content
  • $49.00

Learning Objectives

  1. Recognize behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and sensory symptoms of trauma and neglect in children/youth in the classroom.
  2. Recognize differential diagnosis’ in the classroom (not all symptoms are caused by trauma, maltreatment, and neglect!).
  3. Learn to apply the ‘Trauma Lens’ to behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and sensory symptoms (i.e., understand underlying causes) of trauma and neglect in children/youth.
  4. Identify 4 or more effective ways to calm childhood symptoms of trauma and neglect in the classroom/school-setting.




Meet the Presenter

Senior Instructor Rachel Z. Walker, MA, LMFT

Rachel Z. Walker, MA, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and EMDRIA Approved (EMDR) Consultant with a full-time private practice in Oakland, CA. She is the winner of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists Mary Riemersma Distinguished Clinician Member Award, 2021. In addition to treating trauma survivors in private practice, Rachel also writes books, creates trauma-treatment tools, and teaches/trains mental health professionals throughout the United States in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation. She is the author of numerous books including Trauma Recovery Guidebook for Therapists and Trauma Recovery Handbook for Survivors, as well as the creator of NeuroPeeps; distinctive treatment dolls designed to facilitate psycho-education, meta-cognitive growth, affect regulation, and attachment repair in both children and adults. Rachel is also the creator of TraumaRecoveryStore.com, an online platform dedicated to providing hands-on trauma treatment tools for both survivors and those who work with them! Rachel understands how well a multi-modal, integrative approach to healing affects symptoms across a wide spectrum of trauma-related suffering. Through this way of working, many more people are being helped and empowered to help… which is enormously heartening!

CEs

Qualify for 1.5 hrs of CEs— Contact your state licensing board regarding CE eligibility.