Trauma-Informed Practices Part 1

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First Presenter's Institution

Greater Greenville Mental Health Center

First Presenter's Brief Biography

Chris Haines is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the Director of School Mental Health Programs at Greater Greenville Mental Health Center. Chris’s team includes 82 therapist positions serving 101 schools and programs in Greenville County School District. Chris is the School Mental Health Therapist at West Greenville School, where he has specialized in the treatment of adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral disorders for the past 15 years. Chris is on the South Carolina roster of clinicians trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a trained EMDR Therapist, a Trainer on Adverse Childhood Experiences, and a Trainer in Trauma-Informed Practices. Chris’s education includes a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Prior to working in School Mental Health in Greenville, Chris worked as a community-based therapist serving children in Washington, DC and Maryland.

Document Type

Event

Primary Strand

Mental Health

Relevance to Primary Strand

Understanding the brain and how it is impacted by trauma and toxic stress is essential for educators who are trying to create a trauma-informed school climate for all and for addressing the mental health needs of children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences. This information is foundational to all school mental health practices at all 3 tiers.

Alignment with School Improvement Plan Topics

Climate and Culture

Brief Program Description

This training will help participants to understand foundations in neuroscience and brain development, how brain development is affected by trauma and toxic stress, and how behavior can be influenced as a result. Participants will learn the prevalence of trauma and toxic stress evidenced in the Adverse Childhood Experiences study. The impact and importance of protective factors and resilience will be discussed.

Summary

This training will help participants to understand foundations in neuroscience and brain development, how brain development is affected by trauma and toxic stress, and how behavior can be influenced as a result. Participants will learn the prevalence of trauma and toxic stress evidenced in the Adverse Childhood Experiences study. The impact and importance of protective factors and resilience will be discussed.

Evidence

This presentation contains neuroscience research from Dr. Martin Teicher, epigenetics research from Yale University and data from the original CDC/Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences study.

Learning Objective 1

Participants will be able to identify brain regions essential to learning, relationships, and survival.

Learning Objective 2

Participants will be able to identify how brains are impacted by trauma and toxic stress.

Learning Objective 3

Participants will be able to define adverse childhood experiences, trauma, and toxic stress and identify behavioral manifestations of each in school.

Learning Objective 4

Participants will be able to identify the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences.

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Trauma-Informed Practices Part 1

This training will help participants to understand foundations in neuroscience and brain development, how brain development is affected by trauma and toxic stress, and how behavior can be influenced as a result. Participants will learn the prevalence of trauma and toxic stress evidenced in the Adverse Childhood Experiences study. The impact and importance of protective factors and resilience will be discussed.