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Traumatic Stress in Students - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Strategy 3: Offer homework passes or extensions for the child as needed.
      - Strategy 2: If it doesn't upset the child too much, have the class do a letter writing activity to the deployed parent
      - Strategy 1: Make constant contact with the child's parent or guardian updating them about changes in behavior or grades
- - - - Strategy 1: Collaborate between teachers and counselor(s) to establish strategies for helping the student cope / deal with their grief.
      - Strategy 2: Provide Consistency
        
        Provide accommodations for assignments
        
        Come up with a verbal and non-verbal way for the student to communicate that they need a break, are struggling with something, or need to talk.
        
        Don't bring up the loss or ask too often how they are feeling.
      - have the counselor meet with the student in order for them to be able to have a person to talk to about his grief. Discuss with the counselor strategies to implement in the classroom when an episode arises.
- - - - Strategy 3: Check in with students and find out about their living circumstances.
      - Strategy 1: Have student speak to school counselor and work to get them connected with community resources.
      - Strategy 2: Create a safe environment for students and show them lots of love.
- - - - Strategy 2:
        Acknowledge and normalize their feelings. Allow children to discuss their feelings and concerns,
        and address any questions they may have regarding the event.
      - Strategy 3: Strengthen social bonds and peer support: assign collaborative group work and encourage students to be kind to one another.
- - - - Bring awareness on this issue to the counselor and leadership team, as it could be considered child endangerment.
        
        Build a close relationship with the student so they feel safe to confide in you.
        
        Together with the counselor reach out to the family to see if any support can be given.
        
        Create a safe classroom, with a corner where the student can seek refuge to when overly tired.
        
        Provide extentions on homework or time after-school when support can be given in order to complete work before going home.
        
        https://www.virtuallabschool.org/school-age/child-abuse-prevention/lesson-1
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqt7dl-Tz94&t=26s&ab_channel=GryphonHouseBooks
        
        https://www.gryphonhouse.com/resources/3-ways-early-childhood-educators-can-help-prevent-child-neglect
- - - - Avoid sensory overload (keep the classroom organized, with a color scheme, not noisy - norms and procedures have to be very well followed by the entire class).
      - Differentiate instructions making sure to break down the task in easy steps, accompanied by visuals to help with keeping the student on task, and explicit language.
      - Teach social skills that the student can use during class and at recess to connect with peers, without forcing the connections. Use emotional coaching strategies.
      - Discuss with the whole class how everyone is different and we need to be kind, respectful and caring to everyone in our classroom even if we don’t understand why they choose to do certain things differently than we do them.
      - Form a buddy system with students that show empathy to support the student with ASD in different settings.
      - Keep close contact with the counselor for additional support to best support the student.