Workshop | Trauma Informed Classroom Practices: Disruptive Behaviors Workshop

Presenter

Amanda Elliott
DO, Psychiatrist, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic

Description

This workshop is a two-part series that can be customized for various K-12 audiences including educators, school staff, school administrators, and school mental health professionals.

Topic 1: Introduction to Disruptive Behaviors

You will begin with a framework of trauma experiences that are common to youth in Iowa. Then, you will explore the mental health outcomes of trauma and how that might result in classroom behaviors. Finally, you will then wrap up the session by discussing level 1 interventions that would provide support for students who may have experienced trauma in their lives.

Topic 2: Disruptive Behaviors through a Mental Health Lens

Let's talk about what disruptive behaviors look like in the classroom. There may be many reasons associated with mental health, but also plenty that are not related to mental health. You will explore some of the common mental health diagnoses that can lead to challenging behaviors. Lastly, you will discuss some basic interventions to prevent some of the challenging behaviors and suggestions on interventions that might help after challenging behaviors have presented themselves.

Learning Goals

• Topic 1
- Recognize experiences that children may encounter in their lives that might be traumatic.
- Outline common symptoms related to mental health disorders that may occur as a result of childhood trauma.
- Evaluate what strategies might be helpful to support a student in your classroom who may have experienced a traumatic event in their life.

• Topic 2
- Expand understanding of potential causes of disruptive behavior in the classroom.
- Discuss what symptoms you might see that might be related to mental health diagnoses.
- Improve management strategies for disruptive behavior in the classroom.

Training Details

Modality: Virtual
Length: Two - 60-minute sessions
Training Capacity: A minimum of 10 participants is required to host this training.