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What is Trauma?

What is Trauma?. The word “trauma” is used to describe experiences or situations that are emotionally painful and distressing, and that overwhelm people’s ability to cope, leaving them powerless. Traumatic Incidents Impact Our Children. Exposure to Trauma can include:. Domestic Violence

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What is Trauma?

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  1. What is Trauma? • The word “trauma” is used to describe experiences or situations that are emotionally painful and distressing, and that overwhelm people’s ability to cope, leaving them powerless.

  2. Traumatic Incidents Impact Our Children

  3. Exposure to Trauma can include: • Domestic Violence • Child Abuse • Death in the Family • House fire/Loss of Home • Witnessing a Crime

  4. What does trauma look like?AVOIDANCE

  5. What does trauma look like?NEGATIVE MOOD

  6. What does trauma look like?NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS

  7. Stanislaus County Population: 525,491 Students: 106,126 School Districts: 26 Local LE Agencies: 6

  8. Program Overview

  9. F.O.C.U.S. (FOCUSING ON CHILDREN UNDER STRESS)

  10. F.O.C.U.S. Notice A simple F.O.C.U.S. Notice Provides 1st Responders with the ability to alert the school that this child may have been involved in a traumatic incident recently and may have academic or behavioral problems today * No details are given * Just ONE simple word: “FOCUS”

  11. First Responders send this sample notification form to the school for all school aged children (K-12)

  12. What’s next?

  13. Individual Academic Interventions Postpone testing Rest Retesting IEP

  14. Individual Behavioral Interventions

  15. What if school interventions are not enough?

  16. Community Resources • Stanislaus Behavioral Health and Recovery Services • Family Justice Center • Boys & Girls Club • Center for Human Services • Sierra Vista, Aspira, & other private counselors

  17. F O C U S • Does not excuse bad behavior • Children are still accountable for their actions • F.O.C.U.S. seeks to provide students with tools and skills to appropriately respond in an acceptable manner

  18. F O C U SIn Summary Helps to identify “at risk” children Provides teachers with a heads up Connects children with accessible mental health services if needed Strengthens collaboration between 1ST Responders, Prevention, and Education Programs.

  19. Updates • In October 2016 we presented at the 1stHandle With Care Conference in Charleston, West Virginia • In November 2016 we presented at the CA Dept of Education School & Community Safety Advisory Committee • In January 2017 we presented to Albuquerque Public Schools District in Albuquerque, New Mexico • In July 2017 we will be presenting at the Safe Schools Conference in Garden Grove, CA

  20. From April 2016 to July 31, 2018, we have received: 223 total referrals Impacting A total of 367students

  21. www.focuscalifornia.org

  22. In closing Success in school is success in life. Our goal is to have children succeed in school everyday to the best of their ability no matter the environment they live in!

  23. Contact Information Maribel Garcia Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency Office: (209) 558-6300 Cell: (209) 450-6473 Fax: (209) 558-8714 Email: GarciaMb@stancounty.com George Papadopoulos Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency Office: (209) 558-6300 Cell: (209) 595-3474 Fax: (209) 558-8714 Email: george.papadopoulos@standa.org ail:

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