Special Education: The Trauma Lens

Provides students with the theoretical foundation and conceptual frameworks that relate to building resilience for children, youth and families who have experienced trauma and adversity. For in-service and pre-service professionals in child welfare, health/mental health, and education.

Asynchronous Online; Open to GRAD and PACE students

This course will provide students with the theoretical foundation and conceptual frameworks that relate to building resilience for children, youth and families who have experienced trauma and adversity. This fully online course aims to help in- service and pre- service professionals in education, child welfare, health, and mental health gain a common language and knowledge base that will support equitable service delivery through the use of collaborative, family engaged, & trauma responsive practices. Specifically, it will introduce students to core concepts related to resiliency, equity, aPachment, child development, family systems, and trauma- responsive & evidence informed practices. Students will leave this course with the skills necessary to put on a “trauma lens” when engaging with families and communities.

Course is online and asynchronous. Requires computer use, video recording and posting. After completing this course, the student will be able to: ● Identify how trauma and adversity affects learning, brain development, and social-emotional and behavioral health. ● Understand influence of racial ad historical trauma on development. ● Understand the core concepts of trauma informed practice. ● Understand foundational concepts of aPachment, resiliency, development, trauma, learning, cultural humility and secondary traumatic stress. ● Identify key components of family-engaged, collaborative, interprofessional practices in screening, assessment, and case planning. ● Identify at least two evidence-based practices for working with children, youth and families who have experienced trauma and other adverse life experiences.

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS Assignment Points of 100 Class Participation, online discussion 18 points Trauma Lens Action Plan/Journal Reflection 30 points FINAL PROJECT- S’More OR Case Application 34 points Learning Journey 1: Core Concepts 6 points Learning Journey 2: Resilience Wordle 6 points Learning Journey 3: Stress Management Plan 6 points