We acknowledge that
we are on the traditional land of the
Ramaytush and Ohlone Peoples
1
Martha Merchant, Psy.D.
HEARTS Psychologist
Joyce Dorado, PhD
Director, UCSF HEARTS
UCSF-Zuckerberg San Francisco General
Trauma Informed Schools
Foster Resilience and
Promote School Success
J. Dorado, M. Merchant (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
2
Modified from SFDPH Trauma Informed Systems Initiative, 2015
Safety
& Predictability
Students
&
Families
Resilience
& Social Emotional
Learning
Cultural Humility
& Equity
Trauma-Informed Principles for Promoting School and Community Success
Staff
& Caregivers
System
& Leadership
Students
Compassion
& Dependability
Empowerment
& Collaboration
Understanding
Trauma & Stress
J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS.
All rights reserved.
3
Understanding
Trauma & Stress
Trauma-Informed Principles for Promoting School and Community Success
Modified from SFDPH Trauma Informed Systems Initiative, 2015
J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS.
All rights reserved.
4
Shift Your Perspective
Provides context, fosters compassion,
helps us to see strengths in face of adversity
What is
wrong with
you?!
Wha
t has
happ
ened
to yo
u?
M. Merchant, J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
5
We Share the Same
Neurobiology
Orlando Stuwe
Learning Brain
M. Merchant, J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
7
moril
Survival Brain
J. Dorado, M. Merchant (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
8
M. Merchant (2015), UCSF HEARTS, Child & Adolescent Services, UCSF/SFGH charroup.com
Integrated Brain
9
John Riggs
Rider Off the Horse
J. Dorado, M. Merchant (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
10
What’s your pattern?
0 2 4 6 8 10 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
Acute stress build-up throughout the day
sensitized
resilient
Pause
An
xi
et
y
Pause
Pause
(took Pauses)
11
Chronic Stress and Trauma
and
Difficulties in Academic
Achievement
J. Dorado (2015), UCSF HEARTS, Child & Adolescent Services, UCSF/SFGH
12
M. Merchant (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
13
Cognitive Skills that Can Be Affected by Complex Trauma
(Cole et al., 2005)
M. Merchant (2015), UCSF HEARTS
14
Trauma-Informed Principles for Promoting School and Community Success
Cultural Humility
& Equity
Modified from SFDPH Trauma Informed Systems Initiative, 2015
J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS.
All rights reserved.
15
Cultural Humility is a process of
communal reflection
to analyze the root causes of suffering
and create a broader,
more inclusive view of the world
J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
16
Structural/Institutionalized Racism
ACLU.org
Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
17
Sociocultural Trauma in Schools
M. Merchant (2019)
18
M. Merchant (2019)
Overcoming Sociocultural Trauma
in Schools
19
Implicit Bias
Take a test at implicit.harvard.edu
J. Dorado (2017), M. Merchant (2016) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
20
M. Merchant (2019)
21
Conditions that Exacerbate
Enactment of Implicit Bias
Copyright © 2019 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
•
Tiring, stressful, or distracting circumstances
•
Too much information at once (“cognitive
overload”)
•
Time pressure
•
Ambiguous or vague criteria or situations
•
Low effort cognitive processing (“autopilot”)
•
Lack of feedback that holds us accountable
Casey, Warren, Cheesman, and Elek (2012)
22
M. Merchant (2019)
23
Brain Break
Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
Speaking Up Against
Bad Behavior
M. Merchant (2020), UCSF HEARTS
Find a short and clear way of
expressing concern or disapproval
Assume that a comment is sarcastic
and identify it as such
Actively play out different types of
responses to offensive remarks or
problematic behavior
Greater Good Science Center
25
Safety
& Predictability
Trauma-Informed Principles for Promoting School and Community Success
Modified from SFDPH Trauma Informed Systems Initiative, 2015
J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS.
All rights reserved.
27
Children cannot upshift from
“Survival Brain” to “Learning Brain”
if they do not feel safe
(true for all of us)
J. Dorado & L. Dolce (2012) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
28
Anti-Racist Healing Lens on Safety
• Safety of some social groups
often prioritized over others
• Safe space vs brave space
M. Merchant (2021) Copyright © 2021 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
Safety ≠ Comfort
29
Compassion
& Dependability
Trauma-Informed Principles for Promoting School and Community Success
Modified from SFDPH Trauma Informed Systems Initiative, 2015
J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS.
All rights reserved.
30
Co-Regulation
J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
J. Dorado (2014) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
32
Self-awareness
is crucial
to being an
effective
educator
33
Empowerment
& Collaboration
Trauma-Informed Principles for Promoting School and Community Success
Modified from SFDPH Trauma Informed Systems Initiative, 2015
J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS.
All rights reserved.
34
Healing Through Action
J. Dorado (2017) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.35
Collaboration
= WITH
36
Resilience &
Social Emotional
Learning
Trauma-Informed Principles for Promoting School and Community Success
Modified from SFDPH Trauma Informed Systems Initiative, 2015
J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS.
All rights reserved.
37
Dena Simmons
(
@DenaSimmons
) is the
assistant director at the Yale
Center for Emotional
Intelligence. She is the author
of the forthcoming book
White
Rules for Black People
(St.
Martin's Press, 2021).
Provide students opportunities to
reflect on identity and equity to
build self-awareness.
Strategies for Teaching Fearless SEL
Unpack different
expectations for
self-management
(depending upon the
skin one is in).
38
What has gotten you through?
J. Dorado (2015) Copyright © 2017 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
39
Happiness & Resilience
M. Merchant (2021) Copyright © 2021 UCSF HEARTS. All rights reserved.
40
@docmartham
docmartha.org
@docMarthaSF
HEARTS.ucsf.edu
[email protected]
Selfie?
41
J. Dorado (2014), UCSF HEARTS, Child & Adolescent Services, UCSF/SFGH
Resources
•
HEARTS.UCSF.edu
•
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
•
www.nctsn.org
•
For Educators: Resources for School Personnel
•
Massachusetts Advocates for Children: Trauma and Learning
Policy Initiative
•
Helping Traumatized Children Learn
(Cole et al.)
•
Freely downloadable at traumasensitiveschools.org
•
Reaching and Teaching Children Who Hurt: Strategies for
Your Classroom (Susan Craig)
•
Fostering Resilient Learners (Kristin Souers & Peter A. Hall)
•
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (Zaretta
Hammond)
42
J. Dorado (2014), UCSF HEARTS, Child & Adolescent Services, UCSF/SFGH