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Backdrop to Success: The Three Pillars of Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom

Learn strategies on how to build a positive classroom or school community that empowers all learners – while earning Professional Development Points (PDPs)!

Backdrop to Success is an engaging, on-demand, 15-hour professional development course geared to educators, administrators, school counselors, social workers, and paraprofessionals. It’s one of Dr. MC’s most requested presentations. Now, the curriculum has been adapted so that you can learn and apply these skills at your own pace.

Trauma-Informed, Teacher-Tested.

One of the best online courses that I have taken in years. I have so many more strategies to add to my toolkit, as well as a deeper understanding of how trauma affects students in our care.

Andrea

This course helped me move from being trauma-aware to becoming more trauma-responsive. It was a great overview of a complex topic.

Laura

A lot of times, I take courses and feel I am just reviewing something I have heard over and over again, packaged in different ways. This course gave me both theory and practice, which I really appreciate – along with helping my personal practice.

Ann Marie

I learned a lot about how to best support all students. I am feeling empowered to use my voice and my sphere of influence to make changes in my school as a whole to support students.

Dana

The course was well-designed and laid out in such a way that made learning thorough and fun.

David

Course Curriculum

Discover the impact trauma has on brain development, the importance of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and dispel common misconceptions. Then, dive into academic instruction techniques and relationship-building strategies for working with students impacted by trauma. This version of the course will also explore an educator’s self-care practice and resilience skills and how both translate into student success.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Define trauma and recognize its potential impact on students’ behavior, learning, and well-being.
Understand the basics of brain development and the neuroscience of trauma.
Create safe classroom environments that promote students’ sense of security and belonging.
Explain methods to cultivate resilience in both students and yourself, fostering a culture of emotional growth and self-care.

Massachusetts educators can earn 15 Professional Development Points (PDPs) upon completing Backdrop to Success. Educators outside of Massachusetts may also be eligible to receive continuing education credit. Check with your given state or district and email info@drmcselfcare.com for questions.

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