For ECE Teachers: Centering Trauma-Informed Approaches within a Social Justice Framework (45 minutes)

This article, Centering Trauma-Informed Approaches in Schools within a Social Justice Framework (Davis et al., 2020), moves us further along in our leadership role in supporting children in multiple contexts. Here we explore the intersection of social justice issues (equity, diversity and inclusion) with childhood trauma and our approaches to it. It is interesting that clear evidence points to a disproportionate number of minoritzed children exposed trauma, yet most approaches in educational settings do not address overlapping social justice issues.

Consider Figure 2 on page 2461 of the article that illustrates the "Nested model of trauma" as well as strategies for building teacher capacity and supporting organizational support on page 2462-2463.

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Credits: Red Deer Polytechnic's "Early Childhood Education Leadership Development" Faculty