Trauma-Aware Education
Essential information and guidance for educators, education sites and education systems
$49.06
- Paperback
268 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2022
Summary
Now, more than ever, in a world of stress, disadvantage and unpredictability, schools struggle to manage the confronting needs of some of our most disadvantaged and vulnerable learners - those suffering complex trauma. This type of trauma stems from repeated interpersonal harm done to children, including physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, significant neglect, and the experience of family or other relational violence. These learners require a ‘trauma-aware’ response. Behaviour management te…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925644593 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1925644596 |
| Author: | Judith A. Howard |
| Publisher: | Australian Academic Press |
| Imprint: | Australian Academic Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 268 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 381g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 156mm x 234mm |
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Judith A. Howard
Dr. Judith Howard is an Associate Professor in the Education Faculty at the Queensland University of Technology. With an extensive career in schooling, she has worked as a teacher, school counsellor, and behaviour support specialist, holding regional and state positions overseeing student behaviour support. Dr. Howard’s work focuses on the concerns of young learners who have experienced complex trauma. She promotes a neuroscience-informed approach, believing every educator and worker in every school and early childhood service needs access. Dr. Howard oversees pre-service and post-graduate teacher education in trauma-aware education, is the principal chair of the biennial Trauma-Aware Schooling conference, has developed international online courses reaching thousands, and continues to research, write, speak, and train on this vitally important topic. She is the author of Distressed or Deliberately Defiant: Managing Challenging Student Behaviour due to Trauma and Disorganised Attachment (2013).
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