Title

Classroom Mental Healing: Incorporating trauma informed care in the classroom

Format

Individual Presentation

First Presenter's Institution

Hot Springs Elementary School

First Presenter’s Email Address

bnpieke@gmail.com

First Presenter's Brief Biography

Brittany Pieke is passionate advocate about mental health and bringing mental health care to students in school settings. She is a Georgia Southern University Alumni who graduated in 2021.

Location

Session Nine Breakouts (Percival)

Strand #1

Heart: Social & Emotional Skills

Strand #2

Health: Mental & Physical Health

Relevance

With teacher and school counselor national shortages, this presentation promotes education for teachers who are needing more resources to have trauma informed classrooms. This material will help educators to help students feel validated and heard.

Brief Program Description

This presentation gives an overview over common mental health issues that are seen in the classroom. The presenter educates on simple ways to help students feel validated, heard and supported. This material promotes critical thinking and promotes healthy supportive relationships between educators and students.

Summary

As our nation attempts to heal from COVID 19, the effects of mental distress are still prevalent for many. Rates of depression and anxiety in children are higher than previously reported. There are wait lists for students to meet with mental health professionals to help meet their needs. Brittany has experience as both an educator and a counselor. Brittany is passionate about educating others on both sides. This presentation will focus on common mental health concerns for students and how to promote and help students to emotionally self regulate. Brittany also provides education for educators about how to care for themselves as well as caring for others.

Evidence

Mindfulness helps decrease symptoms of anxiety and depression according to Mathur M, Kerr BR, Babal JC, Eickhoff JC, Coller RJ, Moreno MA. US Parents' Acceptance of Learning About Mindfulness Practices for Parents and Children: National Cross-sectional Survey. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2021 Nov 2;4(4):e30242. doi: 10.2196/30242. PMID: 34726605; PMCID: PMC8596283

One third of students between 2nd and 5th grade require considerable reassurance with tasks due to struggles of Anxiety (Jefferson Center, 2022)

According to the Center for Disease Control (2022), 8 million students struggle with anxiety and depression.

Using ACE (Averse Childhood Experiences) is a way to determine how traumatic experiences will affect development.

Learning Objective 1

deescalate students using basic counselor skills.

Learning Objective 2

incorporate techniques to promote mental healing in the classroom.

Learning Objective 3

provide awareness to educators about mental health, how it affects learning, and how to promote self regulation

Keyword Descriptors

Mental Health, Mental Healing, ACE's, Trauma Informed Classroom, Counselor, Educator, Teachers, Help

Presentation Year

2023

Start Date

3-8-2023 11:15 AM

End Date

3-8-2023 12:30 PM

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Classroom Mental Healing: Incorporating trauma informed care in the classroom

Session Nine Breakouts (Percival)

This presentation gives an overview over common mental health issues that are seen in the classroom. The presenter educates on simple ways to help students feel validated, heard and supported. This material promotes critical thinking and promotes healthy supportive relationships between educators and students.