Trauma: Learning in a Pandemic

Type:
  Video
Duration:
16 minutes
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Melissa Spiegelman, MAEd and Domenique Harrison, MA, MPH
Series:
Educators Overcoming Under Stress
Relevant categories:
Education Trauma Informed Interventions
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Overview

As educators, we know that maintaining a trauma and resilience informed lens means highlighting our student's strengths and honoring their experiences of stress and trauma. We also all know it doesn't always come easy; it takes practice and consistency. Joining us in our conversation on the importance of adopting a trauma and resilience informed lens in education is Melissa Spiegelman, MAEd, Nationally Certified STEM Educator.

Recorded on: 4/21/2020

  Keywords: COVID-19, school, social emotional learning, support, teaching
  Public link for sharing: https://learn.wellbeing4la.org/detail?id=1749&k=1590708738  
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Learning objectives

  • Describe examples of infusing trauma and resilience informed practices into the classroom
  • Apply ways to utilize a trauma and resilience informed lens in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Discuss ways to create secure, stable relationships with students and ways to connect with caregivers

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