Trauma-Sensitive Schools Webcast

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Being sensitive to students who have experienced or witnessed
traumatic things at home is the topic of the latest Safe Schools
webcast.

The presenters are Elizabeth Hudson, a consultant to the Wisconsin
Department of Health Services (http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/) ; and
Sara Daniel, coordinator of school based services at St. Aemilian-
Lakeside (http://www.st-al.org), a Milwaukee provider of family-
centered mental health services, education, and foster care.

Hudson will present
• Definitions of childhood trauma
• An overview of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study (http://
www.acestudy.org ) managed by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and Kaiser Permanente
• Impact of trauma on a child
Daniel will talk about
• Necessary components of trauma-sensitive schools
• Strategies for creating classrooms that establish safety,
empowerment, collaboration, and trust
• The need for staff self-care in supporting students who have
experienced trauma
• Additional resources
The webcast can be accessed at http://dpimedia.wi.gov/main/Catalog/catalogs/default.aspx,
by clicking on "2010 Events." It is presented by a partnership of the
DPI and partner organizations.