8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Day 1: Trauma-Responsive and Resilience Building Practices provides an overview on the neurobiology of trauma, the impact of toxic stress on a child and adult and introduces the science of resilience and neuroplasticity. Participants will walk away understanding the difference between a challenging behavior and trauma trigger. The training will guide participants to understand trauma as well as its impact on the brain, behavior, learning, and development. The training introduces a range of trauma-responsive and resilience building teaching practices they can use in their work to create strength-based environments that support optimal health, healing, and resilience.

8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Day 2: Strengthening Self Awareness to Reduce Burnout in Times of Stress (Self-Care). In this module, you will learn about how cultivating self-awareness and self-care can prevent teacher burnout. Self-awareness and self-care also will allow one to have the restored energy reserves required to buffer their own stress and to prevent burnout. These concepts are foundational to trauma-informed work as teachers cultivating these practices respond to children's dysregulated behavior with regulation, compassion and trauma-responsive strategies versus reactive and trauma-inducing.