Where
This is an online event.
Brain-Based, Relationship-Focused Approaches to Learning
Creating Trauma-Responsive Schools
Event description
virtual workshops this fall to help educators learn how to mitigate the effects of trauma and foster resilience in the children in their care. The series is funded by the MWCC Early Childhood Program and the Heywood Hospital "Handle With Care" grant funded by the State Attorney General's Office and the MA EEC ECE Career Pathways Grant. The workshop facilitator will be Dr. Cassie Yackley, Psy.D, PLLC, who has spent more than 25 years committed to understanding and effectively addressing the impact of traumatic/adverse experiences on children, caregivers/families, and systems. You can learn more about her work at cassieyackleypsyd.com.
Brain-Based, Relationship-Focused Approaches to Learning is the focus of Session 4 to be held November 3. Schools across the country are adopting a “trauma-sensitive” approach in order to effectively educate students who have been exposed to adverse experiences. The field of “social neuroscience” draws from vast disciplines to explain how we have evolved in the context of interpersonal relationships through attachment and group cohesion, and how we have subsequently developed the capacity to shape the brains of those with whom interact and connect. This presentation will describe how educators can use our knowledge of interpersonal neurobiology to create classrooms and student relationships that maximize growth and learning. Participants will be able to employ trauma-sensitive principles, practices, and procedures to address the impact of trauma on learners and increase their students’ ability to succeed in the school environment.
Registration
We will be accepting applications on a first-come, first-served basis until full.