Trauma- Informed Practices
1. Read each question — there may be more than one.
2. Responses should be of sufficient length with proper grammar.
3. Be sure to answer ALL QUESTIONS separately (with a heading for each).
1. How does trauma manifest itself in the classroom? Provide one example from the classroom. What questions do the examples raise about the impact of trauma on young children?
2. Teachers of young children enduring traumatic stress must have a strong self-awareness to be attuned to the internal world of a child. Self-reflect on your own self-awareness and why this is important.
Sample Solution
Children who suffer from child traumatic stress are those who have been exposed to one or more traumas over the course of their lives and develop reactions that persist and affect their daily lives after the events have ended Children who suffer from child traumatic stress are those who have been exposed to one or more traumas over the course of their lives and develop reactions that persist and affect their daily lives after the events have ended (The National Traumatic Stress Network, 2015). Traumatic reactions can include a variety of responses, such as intense and ongoing emotional upset, depressive symptoms or anxiety, behavioral changes, difficulties with self-regulation, problems relating to others or forming attachments, regression or loss of previously acquired skills, attention and academic difficulties, nightmares, difficulty sleeping and eating, and physical symptoms, such as aches and pains.
