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Index
Cover
Title Page
Praise for Brain-Changing Strategies to Trauma-Proof Our Schools
Copyright
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: The Basics of Trauma and the Resilience Roadmap
Chapter 1: The Reality of Trauma’s Scope
My Purpose in Writing Brain-Changing Strategies to Trauma-Proof Our Schools
Trauma Is in the Nervous System—Not the Event
An SE Definition of Trauma
How Does Trauma Show Up in Students?
A Broader Trauma Spectrum
What Goes Wrong in the Classroom When Stress and Trauma Alter the Brain?
Fear of Our Own Reactions
Lessons Learned from Animals to Release Arousal and Resolve Trauma
What Keeps Children and Adults from Releasing Threat Arousal?
A Brief History of Trauma and Its Causes
Childhood Trauma and Its Devastating Long-Term Effects: The ACEs Study
Facing an Inescapable Reality: The Link between School Shootings and Bullying
Shocking Statistics as a Call for Trauma-Informed Schools
A Call to Action for a Trauma-Responsive Schools Movement
Chapter 2: A Model for Building Resilience, Part A
What Is Resilience and Where Does It Come From?
Distinguishing between Simple Trauma and Complex Developmental Trauma
Exciting News about Brain Change and Interoception as a Path to Empathy
Interoceptive Awareness, Self-Regulation, and Co-Regulation Are Inseparable
Where Awareness Comes from, and the Case for Strengthening Interoceptive Intelligence
How Trauma Interferes
Sensory Awareness and Interoceptive Intelligence Can Be Taught
A Simple Way to Teach Kids about Their Triune Brain
How to Help Build Better Brains
Speaking “Gecko”: The Sensation Vocabulary of Our Reptilian Brain
Getting More Acquainted with Your Own Sensations and Tracking Them
Teaching a New Vocabulary of Sensations to Your Class
Exploring Sensations, Pendulation, and Orienting to Safety
Chapter 3: A Model for Building Resilience, Part B
What’s Love Got to Do with Learning and Brain Development?
Brief Review and Pendulation Exercise
A Few Words about Attachment Theory (Secure and Insecure Development)
The Eight Essentials of Healthy Attachment
Award-Winning Model School Programs
Emphasizing the Importance of Creating a Safe, Secure, and Loving Classroom
Chapter 4: The Power of Nurturance at School
The Eight Essentials for Healthy Student Relationships and School Success
Scientific Explanation for a Heart-Centered Presence and the Importance of Proximity
Part 2: Heartfelt Attitudes and Tools for Transforming ADD/ADHD, Aggression and Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction Prevention
Chapter 5: Calming Hyperactivity and Focusing Attention
Activities to Cultivate Attention, Self-Awareness, and Focus
Observation and Assessment of Students with ADD and ADHD
What Is Grounding and How Can Teachers Support It?
In Conclusion
Chapter 6: Angry Birds
Chapter 7: Relaxing Anxious Kids
Chapter 8: Antidote to Addictions
Facts about Childhood and Adolescent Addiction
Protective Factors Correlated with Parenting Styles Show Research-Based Outcomes
Designing Classrooms as Havens of Safety, Acceptance, and Competency
In Conclusion
Part 3: Special Topics: Disaster First Aid and Social Trauma
Chapter 9: When Tragedy Strikes
Psychoeducation for Everyone to Reduce Distress and Normalize Symptoms
Putting It All Together: First Aid for Trauma Post-Disaster for the Classroom
Chapter 10: …And Justice for All
A New Day Has Dawned: Listening to and Learning from Brain Science
The Price Society Pays for Ignoring Cultural/Social Trauma: Effects on Five Generations
New Perspectives on Halting a Vicious Cycle
Let’s Start a Conversation about Identity
One US Government Agency Taking a Lead in Trauma Responsiveness
In Conclusion
Appendix A: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Questionnaire
Appendix B: It’s About T.I.M.E. (Trauma-Informed Movement in Education)
Appendix C: More Physical Games for Practicing Interoceptive Awareness and Autonomic Nervous System Regulation
Appendix D: Research Summary from Lincoln Alternative High School, Walla Walla, Washington 2009–2013
Summary
Methods
Conclusion
Appendix E: Research Studies on the Belgau Learning Breakthrough Program
Endnotes
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About North Atlantic Books
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