Ch. 8 Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools

"Trauma-sensitive schools scaffold information about trauma onto already-established best teaching practices. Staff members work in teams to create a blend of services, supports, and opportunities that are sensitive to individual needs while maintaining high standards of academic and social performance.  Emphasis is placed in helping children gain acess to and use available resources so that family or community violence does not undermine educational success (Cole et al.,2005).  Trauma-sensitive schools do not replace learning with discipline (Garbarino et al., 1992).  Rather, they use personal relationships and responsive teaching to nuture children's inherent capacity for self-control while developing their potential for academic and social competency."