What About You? Strategies for Supporting Educator Resilience and Trauma-Informed Self-Care
This first webinar in a three-part series, Teaching and Leading With Trauma-Informed Care, sponsored by the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders (GTL Center), the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and the National Education Association, explores how educators can better prepare themselves to face these challenges by using trauma-informed self-care and resilience-building strategies. Participants had an opportunity to learn directly from two teacher leaders and a licensed mental health clinician.
Presenters
- Louise Smith, National Board Certified Band Director and Teacher Leadership Institute State Coach in Pascagoula-Gautier, Mississippi
- José Luis Vilson, National Board Certified Math Teacher, Executive Director, EduColor, New York, New York
- Kathleen Guarino, Licensed Mental Health Clinician for Trauma-Informed Care at AIR
- Lisa Lachlan, EdD, Director of Strategic Partnerships, GTL Center at AIR
Webinar Resources
- Presentation Slides
- Handout 1: Educator Stress Spectrum (PDF Version): build self-awareness with teacher teams, leadership teams, or as an individual.
- Handout 1: Educator Stress Spectrum (Interactive Version): complete the self-assessment using an online interactive PDF.
- Handout 2: Educator Resilience and Trauma-Informed Self-Care: Self-Assessment and Planning Tool: identify strategies to provide support where you need it most.
- Handout 3: Resources and Bibliography: valuable resources to help focus on self-care and building resilience.
About the Series
Starting in April 2020, the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders (GTL Center) hosted a three-part webinar series, Teaching and Leading With Trauma-Informed Care, focused on the developing the use of evidence-based trauma-informed practices. The webinar series highlighted strategies specific to fostering resilience and well-being for educators, for educators as they work with their students, and for school leaders as they work to build trust and well-being in their school communities.
Access the Webinars
- What About You? Strategies for Supporting Educator Resilience and Trauma-Informed Self-Care
- What About Your Students? Supporting Student Well-Being and Resilience with Trauma-Informed Care
- What About Your School? Building Trust and Well-Being Through Trauma-Informed Communities
