LINA MINERO

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When Students Are
Traumatized,
Teachers Are Too
PRESENTED BY: KELLY FLANNIGAN
Trauma in Students
Over half of all U.S. children have experienced
some kind of trauma in the form of abuse,
neglect, violence, or challenging household
circumstances
35 percent of children have experienced more
than one type of traumatic event
Trauma in Teachers
When around traumatized children every day for
an entire career, teachers can develop a trauma of
their own.
Vicarious trauma can result from “hearing trauma
stories and becoming witnesses to the pain, fear,
and terror that trauma survivors have endured
The Cost of Caring
STUDENTS
Disruptive behaviors and
overly emotional
outbursts
Higher risks for alcoholism,
liver disease, suicide, and
other health problems
later in life.
TEACHERS
Anger, floods of emotions,
missing meetings,
lateness, or avoiding
certain students.
High heart rate, blood
pressure, and respiration,
and headaches
Coping Mechanisms
Finding a wellness-accountability buddy
Adding grounding techniques to your daily routine
Develop an at home self care regimen
Minero, Emelina. “When Students
Are Traumatized, Teachers Are
Too.” Edutopia, George Lucas
Educational Foundation, 4 Oct.
2017,
https://www.edutopia.org/article/wh
en-students-are-traumatized-
teachers-are-too.