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tudents impacted by trauma face behavioral and mental health challenges, which, if not addressed, can have long-lasting effects. In Trauma-Sensitive Leadership: Creating a Safe and Predictable School Environment, authors John F. Eller and Tom Hierck emphasize leaders’ unique role in working with teachers, staff, families, and the community to create schools where students build resilience to cope with traumatic experiences. This book helps school leaders understand the impact of trauma and develop a trauma-sensitive mindset that champions the idea that all students can learn at high levels and be successful. By implementing this book’s practical, research-based strategies in their schools, K–12 leaders can support teachers and students in forging positive behavior-management and learning experiences. Readers will:
• Develop a trauma-sensitive mindset to help lead teachers in supporting students experiencing trauma • Differentiate school structures and environments that support trauma-sensitive practices from those that may contribute to trauma • Learn how to develop trusting, positive relationships with trauma-impacted students and their families • Receive guidance on maintaining a trauma-sensitive school culture beyond the initial implementation
— Patricia Crain de Galarce, Center Director, Lesley Institute for Trauma Sensitivity “In this timely, thought-provoking book, authors Eller and Hierck challenge school leaders to reflect on the trauma they face in their lives and use these experiences to lead with humility and understanding. Leaders will be empowered as they draw on unique practices and strategies and put them into an actionable plan to create trauma-sensitive schools and districts.” — Howard Carlson, Educational Consultant; 2019 Arizona Superintendent of the Year
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leadership creating a safe and predictable school environment
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• Understand childhood trauma and the impact traumatic experiences have on both students and educators
“Trauma-sensitive schools require both community commitment and courageous leadership. In Trauma-Sensitive Leadership, Eller and Hierck move from classroom-based ideas to trauma-sensitive strategies for leading wholeschool change. They share personal insights and research that promote understanding the impact of trauma on students and teachers, as well as an abundance of helpful resources, strategies, and practices to guide school leaders in transforming their learning communities into caring, supportive cultures.”
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