If a student’s brain is tuned into defending itself all the time, then how can the student focus on learning? That’s just one question facing educators as they try to create a safe, supportive educational environment for students impacted by trauma.


If a student’s brain is tuned into defending itself all the time, then how can the student focus on learning? That’s just one question facing educators as they try to create a safe, supportive educational environment for students impacted by trauma.

Presented by Joan Turkus, M.D., Medical Director, TraumaSci: Complex Trauma Disorders Program, Dominion Hospital; Charu Chandra, Restorative Practices Leadership Coach and Psychotherapist, Chicago Public Schools (IL); and Pamela Pearce, TraumaSci Program Clinical Lead and Licensed Professional Counselor, Dominion Hospital

Presented by Dr. Natasha Ward, Instructional Coach, EdConnective; and Destiny Shantell Woodbury, Instructional Coach, EdConnective