How Security Staff can Support Students Coping with Trauma*

Meeting students mental health needs is an all staff effort, and security staff are often called upon to respond to students who are exhibiting behavioral dysregulation. This course will build the capacity of security staff to (1) understand how psychological and emotional distress can show up as acting-out and escalating behaviors, (2) de-escalation strategies that are responsive to the needs of students coping with trauma, and (3) strategies for getting beyond surface behaviors to understand and support students who are feeling anxious, agitated, and defensive.

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Course curriculum

1. Learning Goals
1. Lesson 1.a: What Security Staff Need To Know About Trauma
2. Lesson 1.b: Understanding Effects Of Trauma On Brain, Body, And Emotions
3. Lesson 1.c: Reflection On Learning
4. Lesson 2.a: Prevalence Of Exposure To Trauma
5. Lesson 2.b: A Silent Epidemic: The Mental Health Crisis In Our Schools
6. Lesson 2.c: Reflection On Learning
7. Lesson 3.a: The Role Of Trauma In Youth’s Reactions To Authority
8. Lesson 3.b: Youth’s Attempts To Avoid Negative Police Interactions
9. Lesson 3.c: Reflection On Learning
10. Lesson 4.a: Identifying And Responding To Acting-Out Behavior In The Context Of Trauma
11. Lesson 4.b: The Power of Relationship
12. Lesson 4.c: Reflection On Learning
13. Supplemental Video: Understanding PTSD's Effects On Brain, Body, And Emotions (optional)
1. Lesson 1.a: Warning Signs
2. Lesson 1.b: Signs of Children Under Stress
3. Lesson 1.c: Reflection On Learning
4. Lesson 2.a: How Stress Goes From Positive To Tolerable To Toxic
5. Lesson 2.b: Toxic Stress Explained in 1 Minute
6. Lesson 2.c: Reflection On Learning
7. Lesson 3.a: Traditional Response To Child Crisis Cases
8. Lesson 3.b: Reflection On Learning
9. Lesson 4.a: Self-Medicating With Substances As A Sign of Trauma
10. Lesson 4.b: Reflection On Learning
1. Lesson 1.a: Community Violence And Students
2. Lesson 1.b: Multimedia
3. Lesson 1.c: Reflection On Learning
4. Lesson 2.a: Understanding Traumatic Grief And Loss
5. Lesson 2.b: Multimedia
6. Lesson 2.c: Reflection On Learning
7. Lesson 3.a: Understanding The Shame Response To Trauma
8. Lesson 3.b: Multimedia
9. Lesson 3.c: Reflection On Learning
10. Lesson 4.a: Signs Of Traumatic Grief And Loss
11. Lesson 4.b: Multimedia
12. Lesson 4.c: Reflection On Learning
1. Lesson 1.a: Importance Of Student-Staff Relationships
2. Lesson 1.b: Establishing Positive Student Relationships
3. Lesson 1.c: Reflection On Learning
4. Lesson 2.a: Building Relationships With Dysregulated Youth
5. Lesson 2.b: Developmental Relationships Framework in Schools
6. Lesson 2.c: Reflection On Learning
7. Lesson 3.a: Law Enforcement And Youth Relationships
8. Lesson 3.b: Black Student Voices: Security and Police Presence in Schools
9. Lesson 3.c: Reflection On Learning
10. Lesson 4.a: Mentoring Programs For Youth To Develop Healthy Relationships With Security Staff
11. Lesson 4.b: School Safety Agents Bridging The Gap With Basketball
12. Lesson 4.c: Reflection On Learning
1. Lesson 1.a: Defining Trauma Responsive De-Escalation
2. Lesson 1.b: Reflection On Learning
3. Lesson 2.a: Responding To Behavior Escalation With Co-Regulation
4. Lesson 2.b Reflection on Learning
5. Lesson 3.a: Responding To Behavior Escalation With Verbal De-Escalation
6. Lesson 3.b: Reflection On Learning
7. Lesson 4.a: Dealing With Major Behavioral Outbursts: Emergency De-Escalation Protocol
8. Lesson 4.b: Reflection On Learning
9. Lesson 5.a: "After the Storm": How To Help Students After A Major Incident
10. Lesson 5.b: Reflection On Learning
1. Lesson 1.a: Understanding Mental Health Distress Created By The COVID-19 Pandemic
2. Lesson 1.b: Teens Talk About Mental Health During the Pandemic
3. Lesson 1.c: Reflection On Learning
4. Lesson 2.a: Recognizing Mental Health Distress
5. Lesson 2.b: Ten Common Warning Signs of a Mental Health Condition in Teens and Young Adults
6. Lesson 2.c: Reflection On Learning
7. Lesson 3.a: De-Escalating A Student Who Is Exhibiting Mental Health Distress
8. Lesson 3.b: Reflection On Learning
1. Brief Feedback Survey

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