Topic: Courtney Baker

Finding ways to “fill your own cup,” recover from burnout, cope effectively with experiences of secondary traumatic stress, and surround yourself with personal and professional supports is as critically important to your professional success as your other tasks as an educator.

Trauma-responsive schools understand the prevalence and impact of trauma, recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in students and school staff, and respond by changing policies, practices, and procedures to reduce the impact of past ACEs and trauma and also to prevent them in the future. Watch Arlène Casimir explain.