Module 1: Intro to Trauma Effective Practices in Education

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What is trauma?

The person experienced, witnessed, or was confronted with an event or events that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury or threat to the physical integrity of self or others. DSM-IV

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How common is trauma?

Abuse • Psychological 11% • Physical 28% • Sexual 21%

Neglect • Emotional 15% • Physical 10%

-- Centers for Disease Control The ITR Training Institute ©2015

How common is trauma?

More common than we realize

Household dysfunction • Substance abuse 27% • Parental separation/divorce 23% • Mental illness 19% • Battered mother 13% • Incarcerated household member 5%

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What experiences can cause trauma for students?

! Abuse

! Unpredictable care

! Abandonment

! Early medical procedures

! Natural disaster

! Neglect/ deprivation

! Exposure to war or conflict

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! Adoption

! Home fire ! Parent in a war zone ! Long-term illness

! Severe accidents

! Death of a caregiver ! Witnessed violence

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What experiences can cause trauma for students?

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE)

Largest investigations ever conducted to assess associations between childhood maltreatment & later-life health & well-being.

A collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention & Kaiser Permanente's Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego.

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ACE Findings

! Alcoholism/alcohol abuse

! Liver disease

! Ischemic heart disease (IHD)

! Depression

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! Early initiation of smoking

! Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

-- Centers for Disease Control

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! Early initiation of sexual activity

! Adolescent pregnancy ! Unintended pregnancies ! Sexually transmitted diseases

(STDs)

! Multiple sexual partners

! Illicit drug use ! Suicide attempts ! Risk for intimate partner

violence

-- Centers for Disease Control

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ACE Findings

ACE Findings

Dr. Nadine Burk Harris on the ACE study

https://youtu.be/eQEFcM5NXRI

ACEs Connection

http://www.acesconnection.com