Tagged With "Heather Forbes"

It was a wonderful day of training. Heather T. Forbes led the way focusing on building safe relationships, validating emotions, and responding to behaviors through co-regulation. The break outs I saw were great examples of trauma informed work being done in some Oklahoma schools.

OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 16, 2021) – While many schools across the state were close d Monday due to winter weather, thousands of Oklahoma educators spent their snow y President’s Day learning how to recognize trauma in students and create teaching strategies to overcome stress and fear that can obstruct learning. The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) estimated up to 4,500 teachers, counselors and other school leaders attended its fourth statewide summit for trauma-informed instruction...