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Trauma-Informed Approaches

Category Microlearning
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Language English ‎(en)‎
Duration 12 minutes

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This microlearning video for out-of-school time professionals discusses the differences between positive stress, tolerable stress, toxic stress, and trauma. It also presents findings from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study, the effects trauma can have on a child, and strategies educators can use to address the needs of students exposed to trauma.

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Trauma-Informed Approaches

This microlearning video for out-of-school time professionals discusses the differences between positive stress, tolerable stress, toxic stress, and trauma. It also presents findings from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study, the effects trauma can have on a child, and strategies educators can use to address the needs of students exposed to trauma.

Course Duration: 12 minutes
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