This presentation is an introduction to the HEARTS (Healthy Environments And Response to Trauma in Schools) Framework, as well as an in-depth dive into the first HEARTS Framework Core Guiding Principle: Understanding Trauma & Stress. By the end of the training participants will: 1) receive an introduction to the HEARTS Framework and its six Core Guiding Principles; 2) understand the stress continuum, the biological stress response, types of trauma including racial trauma and the ACEs study; 3) learn how experiences of trauma can impact brain development and the central nervous system which impact learning, self-regulation, and subsequent behavior; & 4) learn strategies for classroom/school application. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance that they can submit for CEUs.
