Trauma-Informed Practices in the Afterschool Setting. Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar February 22, 2017

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1 Trama-Informed Practices in the Afterschool Setting Illinois Qality Afterschool Webinar Febrary 22, 2017

2 Presenters Sarah Bowie, LCSW Program Director, Compass Alternative Schools Network Keith Harris, LCSW Program Clinician, Yoth Scholars, Skills & Services Alternative Schools Network Michael Hannan 21 st CCLC Project Director Alternative Schools Network Danny Martinez (Moderator) Senior TA Consltant American Instittes for Research

3 Alternative Schools Network: Bilding Trama-Informed Programs SARAH J. BOWIE, LCSW PROGRAM DIRECTOR, COMPASS KEITH HARRIS, LCSW PROGRAM CLINICIAN, YOUTH SCHOLARS, SKILLS & SERVICES (YS3)

4 Asn s Yoth Resilience Project Becoming a Trama-Informed School At least a 2-year process Ongoing training/pd for all school staff Assessment of school policies and procedres Review of types of interventions/spports for stdents displaying trama symptoms Data monitoring/screening Resorce mapping of commnity partnerships Resilience Team meetings each month

5 Learning Objectives Participants will nderstand: Definitions of and different types of trama Prevalence of childhood trama throgh the Adverse Childhood Experiences Stdy Impact of trama on brain development and common reactions to trama The Silver Lining: What we can do to create tramaresponsive afterschool programing Assessing yor program Best practices Caring adlts

6 Positive Otcomes of Becoming Trama Informed Increased stdent resilience ability to focs/pay attention attendance gradation rates academic achievement prosocial behavior and improved mental health otcomes Improved coping skills classroom behavior emotional and physical safety for stdents Decreased discipline referrals physical aggression incidents ot-of-school sspensions

7 Giding Principles of Trama-Informed Practice Safety Trst Collaboration Empowerment/Choice/Voice Peer Spport Cltrally Responsive Sorce: SAMHSA

8 Important to keep in mind Long-term process Reframing how we think of bad behavior Yo do not have to be a therapist to be therapetic Invest yor time on the front end be proactive rather than reactive This is a relatively new field of stdy in edcation and research is ongoing

9 What is trama?

10 Definition of Childhood Trama The 3 Es An emotionally painfl or distressfl EVENT The EXPERIENCE of the event indces an abnormally intense and prolonged stress response The event and experience of the event reslt in lasting physical and mental EFFECTS Sorce: SAMHSA

11 Complex trama Exposre to mltiple chronic, stressfl events, often of an invasive, interpersonal natre, and the wideranging, long-term impact of this exposre Sorce: National Child Tramatic Stress Network (

12 Adverse Childhood experiences stdy (ACES) 1998 U.S. CDC s landmark stdy 17,000 adlts with private health insrance were srveyed Provided detailed information on their childhood experiences as they related to abse, maltreatment, and family dysfnction ACE Indicators Inclde Emotional abse Physical abse Sexal abse Physical neglect Emotional neglect Sbstance-sing hosehold member Hosehold member with mental health isses Witnessed domestic violence Divorced parents Incarcerated family member Sorce: CDC

13 ACES Pyramid

14 Trama Exposre: ASN Mentoring program Experienced Emotional Abse 79.5% Experienced Physical Abse 73.3% Experienced Violent Act(s) 68.9% Experienced Sexal Abse 34.1% Witnessed Violent Act(s) 73.3% Witnessed Violent Death 64.9% How often do yo think abot these things? All of the time Most of the time 40.9% 18.2%

15 Trama impacts brain development and fnction 3-year-old children

16 Brain strctre

17 The stress response Fight Flight Freeze

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19 Reactions to tramatic exposre Behavioral/Socio-emotional Physical Cognitive Identity Sorce: SAMHSA s Project Thrive

20 What can we do abot it? TRAUMA EXPOSURE AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING

21 Program self-assessment What types of training/spport do staff receive in regards to trama and self care? Does yor organization screen participants for trama? What is the process for linking participants/parents to resorces/coordinating care for trama treatment? How is staff brnot assessed/addressed? What policies are in place for attendance, behavior, participation, and are they trama informed? Are rotines, activities strctred with participants with a trama history in mind?

22 Best practices Maintain strctre and rotines Provide safe spaces where yoth can process sitations Avoid power strggles Give stdents choice and sense of control when appropriate Be a sorce of nconditional positive regard Maintain high expectations Check yor assmptions abot yoth

23 Best practices (cont d) Integrate Restorative Jstice practices and SocialEmotional Learning (life skills) Provide opportnities to belong and give back Practice mindflness/meditation Move the body Teach techniqes to help stdents self-soothe Keep a clean, organized physical environment

24 Yor role Be Aware: Look for changes in behavior and be informed abot signs and symptoms of trama exposre Be Available: Listen to yoth and help them to problem-solve Be Resorcefl: Connect stdents to mental health professionals in yor commnity Know yorself and yor limits Avoid re-tramatization REGULATE, RELATE, then REASON

25 The silver lining The brain is malleable and develops into the mid-to-late 20s Hman beings are resilient Emotional reglation is like a mscle Protective factors make a difference Yor programs can be safe spaces where healing can happen

26 Resorces/training providers UCAN s Peace Hb Ann and Robert Lrie Children s Hospital Saint A s 7 Essential Ingredients to Trama-informed Care: Cornell University s Therapetic Crisis Intervention for Schools, Residential Child Care Project Mindfl Schools, Online meditation/mindflness corses for edcators 101 Trama-Informed Interventions, by Linda A. Crran The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel Van Der Kolk The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, by Brce Perry Illinois ACES Response Collaborative Envioronmental Scan Report,

27 Michael Hannon Alternative Schools Network

28 QUESTIONS?

29 Contacts Sarah Bowie Michael Hannan Keith Harris Danny Martinez

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31 Resorce Database

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