Hello-
I am wondering if anyone has any resources for curriculum or lesson plans targeting 13-18 year old adolescents that have experienced trauma. The goal is to teach them about potential trauma triggers, trauma reactions, what trauma is, resiliency, and personal wellness. There is a lot of information on these topics geared towards educating providers, but nothing for the kids who have experienced the trauma.
Thanks!
-erin
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I am interested in this as well. The only thing I have found is mindfulness strategies.
Wow! It seems we are not having any luck as no replies! Maybe we need to write a book????? lol
There are some curriculum suggestions in this manual from the state of Washington that may (or may not) be us use.
Carlene - I've been digging through that post from Washington and it has a lot of great information in it. Thank you!
erin taylor posted:Hello-
I am wondering if anyone has any resources for curriculum or lesson plans targeting 13-18 year old adolescents that have experienced trauma. The goal is to teach them about potential trauma triggers, trauma reactions, what trauma is, resiliency, and personal wellness. There is a lot of information on these topics geared towards educating providers, but nothing for the kids who have experienced the trauma.
Thanks!
-erin
Erin, I would suggest you consult with the child's trauma therapist. Any child that has a trauma history should (and would greatly benefit) from having a "Trauma Trigger Management Plan." Avoiding triggers creates a fine line to walk. In a classroom setting - I think it's very important to avoid triggers - in a personal confidential and therapeutic setting - where a child may want help processing a trigger - is a different scenario but should only be addressed by a team working with that student (therapist et.al).
Trauma responses can cause regression and you can end up losing a lot of ground with students. that (depending on how serious ) can take a very long time to recoup ground lost.
Resiliency is learned through experiences - so you want those experiences to be positive supportive and gradual. So Start out with building positive self-concepts. As you probably already know shame is a big part of trauma. It's hard to know what to say as I would individualize based on history, situation, family input etc. Trauma is as complex and complicated as the brain science under pinning t!
Nancy
I am presently working on one now. I hope to have it completed by January. I have had several requests for one. So wish me luck and I will keep you all informed.
Hello everyone,
I am going to add a link to what I like to use. I am clearly biased as I work for another branch of the same company. We are not mandated however to utilize but I do integrate this workbook with other materials which target other relevant topics for my populations. The workbook I use seems to cover many of the topics highlighted. There is also a manual.
NeuroLogic® Workbook: You Can Change Your Mind by Kathy Van Horn
Hopefully this helps.
Heloise
Heloise J Ridley posted:Hello everyone,
I am going to add a link to what I like to use. I am clearly biased as I work for another branch of the same company. We are not mandated however to utilize but I do integrate this workbook with other materials which target other relevant topics for my populations. The workbook I use seems to cover many of the topics highlighted. There is also a manual.
NeuroLogic® Workbook: You Can Change Your Mind by Kathy Van Horn
Hopefully this helps.
Heloise
The "link" does not seem to be active ?
