In this area of the website are professional learning materials prepared by an educational psychologist with a specialization in trauma-informed practice are being made available here.
Jan 13 2015 Attachment in the Classroom – Students with Refugee Backgrounds Final
Building Connections to Support Social and Emotional Development Key Messages of Safety and Caring
Cues and Strategies: Fear and What We Can Do
Loss, Grief, Stress and Trauma: An Introduction
Tips for Communicating: Meeting with Parents
Calming Repertoire: Teacher Inventory
Early Warning Stress Systems: Teacher Inventory
Trigger Thoughts and Antidotes: Teacher Self-Care When to Refer for Counselling
Putting Social Emotional Supports into Place
Sample Threats Sample Triggers
Somatosensory Softening the Brain for Learning
The Zones of Regulation is a classroom-based curriculum that supports student readiness-to-learn. This empowering program can be tailored for individuals, can be used for whole classrooms, or generalized as a whole-school approach. The material assists students who are challenged with sensory and/or emotional regulation, and focusses on student responsibility for getting into the expected “zone.” Due to its highly visual, low language demands, the zone can be easily adapted for students with refugee backgrounds. Access the website for free materials.
* Note: Some of these reference resources were accessed for the preliminary literature review in 2011.
Some links may no longer be active.
Arnot, M., Pinson, H. & M. Candappa. (2009). Compassion, caring and justice: teachers’ strategies to maintain moral integrity in the face of national hostility to the “non-citizen”. Educational Review 61 (3), 249-264.
Back to School: Challenges and Strengths of Refugee Students (2003). Bridging Refugee Youth and Childrens’ Services. Retrieved from http://www.brycs.org/documents/upload/brycs_spotsept.pdf
Bailey, B. (2001). Conscious Discipline: Seven basic skills for brain smart classroom management. Loving Guidance, USA.
Bailey, B. (2010). Fostering Self-regulation in all children. Conscious Discipline. Retrieved from http://consciousdiscipline.com
Billot, J., Goddard, T., & N. Cranston. (2007). How Principals Manage Ethnocultural Diversity: Learning from three countries. Journal of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration & Principal Leadership Magazine, Vol. 4, Number 7. Retrieved from http://people.ucalgary.ca/~goddard/pdf/iseapaper_published2007.pdf
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British Columbia Ministry of Education (2009). Students from Refugee Backgrounds: A guide for teachers and schools. Retrieved from http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/esl/refugees_teachers_guide.pdf
Bratherton, Anita. Principles of Engaging Asylum Seeker and Refugee Parents in their Child’s Learning. National Children’s Bureau. Retrieved from http://www.ncb.org.uk/dotpdf/open_access_2/asylum_final.pdf
Calgary Board of Education (2011). CELLS: Complex English Language Learners. In-house. Calgary Board of Education, Calgary, Alberta.
The Centre for Victims of Torture (2000). Responding To Spontaneous Disclosure of Trauma: In situations where you are not in a therapeutic role. Retrieved from http://cvt.hutman.net/files/pg110/Responding%20To%20Spontaneous%20Disclosure%20of%20Trauma.pdf
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