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Trauma Responsive Practices in Education Training of Trainers Application

The Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MP-MHTTC) is pleased to offer this Training of Trainers (TOT) on Trauma-Informed Practices in the School.
 
This 3-day (20 hours) interactive in-person training will be facilitated by Resilient Futures and grounded in the evidence-informed Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma (HEARTS) framework developed in 2008 at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The HEARTS framework is grounded in neuroscience, resilience, and attachment theory focusing on the protective factors that build resilience as defined by the evidence-based Attachment, Self-regulation, and Competency (ARC) model (Blaustein & Kinniburgh, 2006).

This training will be held July 11-13 2022 in Boulder, CO at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's (WICHE) Learning Center. Hotel rooms and training meals will be paid for by MP-MHTTC. Hotel reservation information to follow pending application acceptance. 

To apply to be a trainer and attend this TOT, please complete this application. We will notify you of your acceptance to this training.
 
Objectives of this training include:

 1.       Establish a training that builds on and strengthens foundational trauma-informed knowledge grounded in the Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma (HEARTS) framework.  The foundational training provides both theory and strategies through HEARTS Core Guiding Principles: Understanding Trauma and Stress; Cultural Humility and Equity; Compassion and Dependability; Resilience and Social-Emotional Learning; Empowerment and Collaboration.

2.       Examine trauma and trauma-informed practices through a lens of cultural humility focusing on an awareness of racial trauma and the importance of centralizing equity work within trauma-informed practices.   

3.       Learn and practice skills to foster resilience for students and staff through building connection, coping skills, and competence, while focusing on individual and community wellness.

4.       Participants will receive the following materials to lead a foundational trauma-informed training in their school/ district: facilitation manual, handouts, and PowerPoint slides. 
 
For any questions, additional information, please contact Erin Briley (ebriley@wiche.edu). 

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* 1. Please enter your contact information

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* 2. Please share your current role and how long you have been in this position.

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* 3. Please describe your experience working in or with schools.

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* 4. Do you have prior experience as a trainer?

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* 5. Please briefly describe your background knowledge on trauma. (Courses/ trainings/webinars taken, books or articles read, programs participated in, etc.)

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* 6. How many times do you anticipate being able to train others during the next year?

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* 7. In the next year, about how many people in total will you provide this training to?

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* 8. What are the biggest challenges to addressing trauma in school settings?

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* 9. What are the best ways to integrate trauma responsive approaches into the existing structures of a school (Ex. MTSS, Special Ed, discipline policy,etc)? Please give examples and be specific.

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* 10. Beyond the existing structures mentioned above, what do you see as the greatest opportunities for schools to promote healing from trauma?

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