Responding to the Complex Needs of Students:

Educators, social workers, and counselors are often called upon to respond to a variety of complex needs and challenges that their students may have. Naturally, there is a strong desire to want to support students to succeed, to grow, and to thrive. However, when resources are limited and needs exceed school personnel’s role or scope of practice, this can have an impact on the resilience and motivation of staff over time. This symposium module will explore strategies for providing trauma-informed care to students while also applying a trauma-informed lens to caring for oneself and for one’s community of colleagues.

Objectives:
At the completion of this certificate course, you will be able to:

• Identify and discuss the “4 R’s of Trauma-Informed Care” when working with youth.
• Review/ discuss how trauma impacts growth and development.
• Address and normalize our own humanness/ what happens when caring for others.
• Identify warning signs of burning out.
• Identify and discuss strategies for managing the day-to day challenges we face through a trauma-informed lens.
• Apply trauma-informed principles to our own self-care and care for our colleagues.

Modules:
This course has 4 parts designed to be completed over approximately an hour and a half.

• Part 1: Students 
  • Lecture
  • Reflection
• Part 2: You
  • Lecture
  • Reflection
• Part 3: School Community
  • Lecture
  • Reflection
• Part 4: Completion Survey 
  • 5 minute course completion survey

Certificate of Completion:
At the successful completion of Responding to the Complex Needs of Students: Helping Without Burning Out, you will receive a certificate of completion.

Additional Information:
For additional information, please visit the website or email: ceonline@une.edu