It’s a familiar list for school counselors in the Findlay City School district: physical abuse, divorce, death in the family. The list goes on.
But for school employees who might not be as familiar with such a list of traumatic events that affect students and their families, the district is trying to change that this year.
Certified employees, such as teachers and administrators, recently underwent trauma-informed care training, as well as classified staff, which includes bus drivers, secretaries, cafeteria workers and custodians.
The goal of the training was to help employees learn how to look at student behavior through the lens of trauma and its impact, according to Kelly Glick, an assistant principal at Donnell Middle School and one of the employees who helped lead the training. Over 800 employees were trained, Glick said.
“As humans, sometimes we look at people and ask ‘what’s wrong with you?’ without thinking about it. We need to change that into ‘how can I help you?” said Darlene Mack, a school counselor at Donnell, who also helped lead the training.
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