For ECE Teachers: How Teachers Can Help Students Navigate Trauma

This powerful video How Teachers Can Help Students Navigate Trauma (Godwin, 2019) is an example of how caring and responsive adults helped Lisa Godwin feel supported when experiencing childhood trauma. It also shows us the damage that can be done when adults are quick to shut children down or not believe them when they disclose abuse. As leaders, you play an important role in being aware, supportive, and responsive to the children, families, and educators in your program. What can you do to support children experiencing adversity?

How teachers can help students navigate trauma"To make a difference in the life of a child ... I made the commitment to tell my personal story," says educator Lisa Godwin. In this moving talk, she shares her experience of overcoming childhood trauma with the quiet, unwavering support of a teacher and school counselor -- and shows how educators can help students and families navigate hardships by sharing their own stories.

WATCH: https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_godwin_how_teachers_can_help_students_navigate_trauma?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

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