Sometimes the most influential person or group of people a kid will ever meet are not in the hallways of the school. They are on the diamonds, the gym floors, the football fields, forensics classroom and the leader of the debate team. We call them "Coach." Coaches have a unique opportunity to build resilience, belonging, and trust. Join me as I share my journey into the awareness of coaching through a trauma-informed lens.
As school leaders, we play a pivotal role in developing a resilient school culture. To achieve this, school leaders must model resilience and engage with staff and students in ways that cultivate resilience. In this session we will explore a variety of ways to ensure we are leading towards resilience.
Many of us are in the trenches, on the front lines, working with kids and families that are hurting. We talk a lot about building resilience for our students and families. But have you stopped and asked how is MY resilience? Resilience and self-care are two different things. Depending on our current season of life, our resilience needs fluctuate. How do I know if I have the needed dose of resilience for my current mission? If I need more, how do I get it? Come hear Rebecca Lewis-Pankratz and Deborah Factor discuss how to create our own personal resilience.
Effective communication doesn't involve a lot of talking. It is active listening coupled with affirmations and asking questions. The strategies learned and practiced in this session will allow the talker to finally "feel heard."
Is your house of worship aware of the burden of trauma many attendees carry on their shoulders? Would your leadership be willing to consider different approaches to reaching their congregations the trauma they deal with? Come join me on a journey as we discover practical ways to make our local houses of worship trauma aware. We can, together, explore steps to make each person, regardless of their past feel welcome and loved. Let us open our minds and our hearts to help heal wounds of the past that can be so devastating.
This engaging workshop will provide an introduction to trauma-informed engagement strategies through discussion of a video called Boston 24/7 with Principal McAfee, which involves a conflict between a high school student, teacher and principal that is all too familiar for anyone working with students.
