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TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOLS TRAINING

WELCOME. TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOLS TRAINING. The next two days we will:. Discuss the prevalence of trauma exposure in our schools and classrooms

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TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOLS TRAINING

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  1. WELCOME TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOLS TRAINING

  2. The next two days we will: • Discuss the prevalence of trauma exposure in our schools and classrooms • Discuss the trauma-sensitive principles, practices, and procedures to address the impact of trauma on learners and increase their ability to succeed in the school environment • Assess your school and develop a plan to blend trauma-sensitive practices and tools

  3. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)

  4. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Something happens between infancy and adulthood to create a lifetime of addictions, abuse and mental health problems. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study.

  5. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study • The ACE Study is one of the largest scientific research studies of its kind, with over 17,000 mostly middle income Americans participating.  The focus was to analyze the relationship between childhood trauma and the risk for physical and mental illness in adulthood. • Over the course of a decade, the results demonstrated a strong, graded relationship between the level of traumatic stress in childhood and poor physical, mental and behavioral outcomes later in life.

  6. The key concept underlying the ACE Study is that stressful or traumatic childhood experiences can result in social, emotional, and cognitive impairments.  • Examples: Increased risk of unhealthy behaviors, risk of violence or re-victimization, disease, disability and “early death.”

  7. What is an Adverse Childhood Experience / ACE?Growing up experiencing any of the following conditions in the household prior to age 18: 1.       Recurrent physical abuse 2.         Recurrent emotional abuse 3.         Contact sexual abuse 4.         An alcohol and/or drug abuser in the household 5.         An incarcerated household member 6.         Family member who is chronically depressed, mentally ill, institutionalized, or suicidal 7.         Mother is treated violently 8.         One or no parents 9.         Physical neglect 10.       Emotional neglect

  8. Three Types of ACEs

  9. The ACE Score • The ACE Study used a simple scoring method to determine the extent of each study participant’s exposure to childhood trauma.  Exposure to one category (not incident) of ACE, qualifies as one point. • When the points are added up, the ACE Score is determined. • An ACE Score of 0 (zero) would mean that the person reported no exposure to any of the categories of trauma listed as ACEs above. • An ACE Score of 10 would mean that the person reported exposure to all of the categories of trauma listed above.

  10. The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Health

  11. ACE Study Findings Of the 17,000+ respondents… • More than 25% grew up in a household with an alcoholic or drug user • 25% had been beaten as children • Two-thirds had 1 adverse childhood event • 1 in 6 people had four or more ACES Source: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. Information available at http://www.cdc.gov/ace/index.htm

  12. ACE Study FindingsACE Scores Linked to Physical & Mental Health Problems Compared with people with no ACEs, those with four or more ACEs were: • Twice as likely to smoke • Seven times as likely to be alcoholics • Six times as likely to have had sex before age 15 • Twice as likely to have cancer or heart disease • Twelve times more likely to have attempted suicide • Men with six or more ACEs were 46 times more likely to have injected drugs than men with no history of adverse childhood experiences Source: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. Information available at http://www.cdc.gov/ace/index.htm

  13. Untreated Adverse Early Childhood Events Only Exacerbate Over Time Source: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. Information available at http://www.cdc.gov/ace/index.htm

  14. ACES Impacts Learning 51% of children with 4+ ACE scores had learning and behavior problems in school Compared with only 3% of children with NO ACE score

  15. Considerations about Trauma • Trauma is prevalent in the lives of children. • Trauma affects learning and school performance, and causes physical and emotional distress. • Children/teens experience the same emotional as adults, but may not have the words to express them. • Trauma sensitive schools help children feel safe to learn.

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