Trauma Informed Practice

Please note: Any learning about trauma and mental health issues can be triggering. Please do take the time to look after yourself if you find any of this course difficult. You need to look after yourself effectively in order to take care of the children and young people in your school.

In this module, we will be looking at what trauma is, where trauma-informed practice originated and the latest research to support ongoing development in this area.

In this module, we will be exploring what trauma does to the brain and how that might affect the behaviour of children and young people in your school.

In this module, we will be looking in more detail at trauma-informed practice.

Now you have an understanding of trauma, trauma-informed practice and how you might begin to implement this in school. Module 4 looks at further development to provide a holistic trauma-informed approach across all aspects of the school.

Trauma Informed Practice

What you'll learn

Show more

Course content

Module One: Trauma

Module Two: The Neuroscience of Trauma

Module Three: Trauma-informed Practice

Module Four: Further Development of a Trauma-informed Approach