Soma Powerpoint · 2018-04-02 · been exposed to crime, violence and abuse. • 30% of students in...
Transcript of Soma Powerpoint · 2018-04-02 · been exposed to crime, violence and abuse. • 30% of students in...
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EnhancingEmo9onalRegula9oninSchoolswithTraumaInformedPrac9ces
Director–TheNa9onalIns9tuteforTraumaandLossinChildren
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Agenda• Whyweshouldpriori9zesocialandemo9onalskills
• Conceptstocommunicatetoteachersandleadership
• Ac9vi9esyoucanuse
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ChildrenofTrauma
• 1outof4studentshaveexperiencedatrauma9cevent.
• 11%ofallgirlsages14-17haveexperiencedsexualassault.
• 33%ofstudentshavebeenbullied.• 60%ofstudents17yearsoryoungerhavebeenexposedtocrime,violenceandabuse.
• 30%ofstudentsininnercityschoolhavewitnessedastabbingorashoo9ng.
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TraumaInformedSchools–whatdotheyhaveincommon?
• Improvedacademicachievementandtestscores.• Improvedschoolclimate.• Improvedteachersenseofsa9sfac9onandreten9on.• Reduc9onofstudentbehavioralout-burstsandreferrals.• Reduc9onofstressforstaffandstudents.• Reduc9oninabsences,deten9ons,andsuspensions.• Reduc9oninstudentbullying,harassmentandfights.• Reduc9onintheneedforspecialeduca9onservices/
classes.• Reduc9onindrop-outs• Improvedgradua9onrates.
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Theycareaboutsocialandemo9onalskills
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RemembertheBrain?TraumaExposureàAmygdalaisac9vatedàARREST(increasedvigilanceandscanning)First,thepersonwilltrytoFLEE(FLIGHT)àIfsuccessful=COMPLETIONandBalance!Iftheescapeisn’tsuccessful…thepersonwilltrytoFIGHTàIfsuccessful=COMPLETIONandBalance!Ifthefightisn’tsuccessfulthepersonwillcon7nuetofightandfightandfightun9l(exhaus9on)FOLDortheywillFREEZE
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Traumaisabodyexperience
Wemustengagethebodytohealbecausetraumalivesinsideofthebody.
“Ournervoussystemisincontrolfollowingtrauma,not
ourra7onalorlogicalthinking”–PeterLevine
FlightandFightBehaviorsinSchools
FLIGHT• Runningoutoftheclassroom/school
• Hiding(underthedesk)• Fallingasleep• Spacingout
FIGHT• Arguing• Figh9ng• Bullying• Breakingthings• Notfollowingrules/direc9ons
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SurvivalResponse
• Meanttobeshorttermbutwhenchronicandexaggerated:– Hyper-alert– Tensemuscles– Ac9vatedSympathe9cNervousSystem
– HeightenedSensa9ons
• Jumpy• Nervous• Reac9ve• Irritable• Can’tfocus/payafen9on
• Easilyannoyed• Aggressive
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Func9onsoftheBrainRightBrain(Sensory) LeSBrain(Thinking)
Senses Language
Memory Reasoning
Affect Thinking
Emo9onalRegula9on Understanding/Processing
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• Thereisastrongandsignificantcorrela9onbetweentraumaandlowacademicachievement.
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• Electronicimagingtechniquesclearlyindicatethebrainstructureandchemistryisalteredforstudentswhoarestressed,anxiousorinsecure.
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Trauma9zedChildren’sBehavior
• Canbeperplexing!• Promptedbyinternalstatesnotfullyunderstoodbythechildrenthemselves
• Canbeambivalent,unpredictable,anddemanding
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TraumaInformedSchools
• Typicallystudentsaredoingthingstomakepeoplerejectthem–toprove–tothemselvesthattheirlowselfimageisindeedaccurate.
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Whatmafersmost…
• NOTtheonlysymptomsbuttheexperienceoftraumaandhowthatimpactstheexperienceof• Themselves• Others• Lifefollowingexposure
totrauma9cevents
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PrivateLogic
• IwilldowhateverIhavetodotoletyouknowthatIamterrified!
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PrivateLogic
• IwilldowhateverIneedtodoinordertocontrolyouandyourresponses–Idon’ttrustyouandIneedtosurvive!
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PrivateLogic
• Iwillfightanyexperience,anyac9vity,anypersonthattriestocontrolmebecauseIamvulnerabletoyourabuse,yourabandonment–ithappenedbeforeanditwillhappenagain.
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PrivateLogic
• IwillnotdowhatyouwantmetodobecauseifIdoanddonotdowellyouwillridiculeme,berateme,shameme,abusemeorabandonme.
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ReframeBehaviorHowcanwemakethesethoughtsmoretraumainformed?1. Helovestopushmybufons…2. Shealwayshastogetherway…3. He’sbeferthanthis…4. Sheisn’teventrying…5. Heruineditfortherestoftheclass…6. Shecan’tbetrusted…7. Heisjustmean…8. Sheisalwayscomplaining…9. Itislikethereisnobodyhomeinthere…10. Shecan’tsits9llfor5minutes…11. Hecan’tkeephismouthshut…
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Difficultyregula9ngemo9onscanleadtoahostofproblemsintheschoolsenng.• Poorimpulsecontrol• Aggression• Troubleinterpre9ngemo9onal
signalsofothers• Chronicuncertaintyaboutthe
reliabilityofotherpeople• Lackofapredictablesenseof
self• Difficul9eswithconcentra9on/
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SelfDevelopment,AcademicAchievement,InterpersonalRela9onships
Deficitsinthecapacitytoregulateemo7onarecauseforseriousconcernbecausetheabilitytomodulatebehavior,aUen7onandemo7onsarethefounda7onforchildren’sadap7vefunc7oninginthese3keydomains.
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Emo9onalRegula9on
• Livinginsurvivalmodemakesemo9onalregula9onverydifficultforchildren.
• Theyneedhelpfromcaringadults.
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Whenwedon’tpayaUen7ontothesocialandemo7onalneedsofstudents:
Studenthavetroublelearningandinterac7ngwithothers.Teachershavetroublemanagingclassroomsandteaching.
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Goals
• Theoverarchinggoalsoftraumainformedac9vi9esareto:– Helpstudentsmanageoverwhelmingsymptomsandreac9ons(SelfRegula9on,Independence)
– Connectandengagestudentswiththeschoolenvironmentincludingtheirpeersandadults(Belonging&Generosity)
– Improvestudents’abilitytolearn(Mastery)
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Objec9ves
• Theobjec9vesoftraumainformedac9vi9esareto:– Loweroverallhyper-arousal(ifyouseefight,flightbehaviors)
– Connectstudentswithothers(trust,afachment)– Generatebodyawareness(usebodyasaresource)– Prac7ceemo7onalregula7on(repeat,repeat,repeat)– Provideopportuni7estohelpothers(connect,generosity)
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EnjoymentandFun
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AmericanAcademyofPediatrics
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Breaks/Movement
• Every20-30minuteschildrenandadolescentsshouldhavearegularlyscheduledbreakfromacademics.– Some9mescalming,some9mess9mula9ng• Stretch,stompfeet,singasong,playaquickgame,listentoafunsong,artorplayac9vity,physicalac9vityatleast2-39mesperday,planned(yell,shake,scream,playdrumsonthedesk)
– Notasareward,ITISANECESSITY!!!Don’ttakethisawayasaconsequence,itwillbackfire!
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Play:Allowschildrentoreachfullestpoten9al
• Op9mallearningmilleuforchildrenincludes:– Academicenrichment– Opportuni9esforGrowth• Physical• Emo9onal• Social
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Sta9s9csPlaybreaksof15minutesormore:• Beferteacherra9ngsof
classroombehavior• Increasedafen9veness
(thereforemoreproduc9ve)
• Child’sabilitytostorenewinforma9onincreases(ac9vityincreasescogni9vecapacity)
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AsEasyAsABCAc9vity
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WhenIamregulated,Icanlearnandmakefriends!
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Connec9onsAssessment
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MakingConnec9ons
• Handshake,fistpump,touchonshoulder,hug• Adultmediated/supportedinterac9onswithpeerssothatchildfeels“safe”butindependent
• Gree9ng/connec9ngwithchildren(morning,before/aterclass,endofday)
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AcceptandMakeBidstoConnect
• Weknowhowmuchstresschangesthebrain–sodoactsofcaring,teaching&learning!
• Kidslearnfrompeopletheycantrustbutmorethanthat,kidslearnandgrowwhenconnec9onsaremadebetweenthemandadultstheycantrust.
• Likeatennismatch–serveandreturn–acceptandmakebidstoconnect.Repeatedly.
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ThisisMe
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ThisisMe
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ThisisMe
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HowIcanHelpOthers
• Whataresomewaysyoucanhelp:– Ateacher– Aclassmate– Afriend– Yourparent– Yourbrotherorsister– Yourpet
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TerrorrequiresSafety
• Terrorisfeelingtotallyunsafeandpowerlesstodoanythingaboutoursitua9on.
• Evenifthetraumaispast,theexperienceofterrormays9lldominate(thisiswhyweseefight/flightbeheavior)
• Interven9onsshouldrestoreSAFETYandpower.
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Safety• Trauma9zedchildrenwill
alwaysbewondering:– Whatisgoingtohappennext?
– Issomethingbadgoingtohappen?
– Whatisshegoingtosayordo?
– AmIgoingtogetintrouble?Istheteacher/friendupsetwithme?
– Whowillbethere?– Whatwillwedo?
• Vulnerable9mesforfeelingunsafeatschool:– Recess– Lunch– Walkinginhallway– Anytransi9on9me(changingclassrooms,startofday,endofday)
– Any9mekidsareunsupervisedcreateincreasedstress
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Limittheopportuni9esforachildtofeelthreatened
• SAFETY=Security,structure,consistency,repe99on,anchors(people,thingsandstrategies)
• Goal:– “Iknowwhattoexpect”
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Safety
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Transi9ons
• Sayhello/good-byetoeachstudent• Startandendac9vi9esthesameway• Playmusicduringeachtransi9on• Giveatransi9onwarning• Useawallclockor9mer• Provideavisualboardofdailyrou9ne/ac9vi9es
• Makesnacks/wateravailable
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VisualRou9neReminders
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Awareness• Whatismy
experience?• Howdoesthe
studentviewthemselves?
• Others?• Theworld
aroundthem?• Whatmessages
doestheirbodygivethem?
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Ifwetrulywanttohelp
• Wemustfirstunderstandhowchildrenareexperiencingwhattheyhavebeenexposedto,wecan’tassumeweknow.
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WhatisandHowBigismyWorry,HurtorFear?
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Whatdotheworry,hurtandfearlooklike?
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WheredoIfeeltheworry,hurtandfearinmybody?
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Sensa9onDescriptors(Levine,2008)
Dense Breathless Thick
Flowing Flufery Nervous
Queasy Heavy Electric
Numb Full Spacey
Tight Hot Icy
Light Cold Hollow
Wooden Sweaty Tingly
Suffoca9ng Knofed Energized
Blocked Fast Calm
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JustBreathe
• hfps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVA2N6tX2cg&feature=player_detailpage
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Kids:Top15WORRIES
Fallingoutwithafriend
ParentDivorce
DeathofaParent
Moving
School
Bullying
PeerPressure(looks,havingthings)
BodyImage
Homework/Tests
NewSchool
Notbeinggoodatasport
Storiesheardonthenews
Beingalone
Doctor/Den9stappointments
Animals(snakes,spiders,bears)
Kids:Top10FEARS
ParentDivorce
DeathofaParent
Genngshotorkilled
War
Drugs
Beingaloneinhallwayorbathroomatschool
Weather–hurricane,tornado,floods,fires,earthquakes
GenngSick
Monsters/Ghosts
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AngerandRage• Emo9onalOutbursts• TemperTantrums• Yelling• LashingOut
DONOT• Enforceaconsequenceright
away• Yell,scold,afempttouseyour
power• Touch• TalkDO• StayCalm• ObserveandLetchild
discharge“ac9va9on”• Shieldothersifneeded• TIMEIN
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TimeInversusTimeOutTIMEIN TIMEOUT
KidsactoutbecausetheyNEEDafen9on KidsactoutbecausetheyWANTafen9on
Timetogether Timeapart
Giveafen9on,connec9on Withdrawafen9on,disconnect
Opportunitytolearn Noopportunitytolearn
Adultistheretohelpchildregainaregulatedstate
Childislettoregainregulatedstateontheirown
Growth,empowerment,acceptance Puni9ve,shame,rejec9on
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TimeIN• Invitechildtositwithyou,takeawalkwithyou,benearyou(ifveryaggravateddon’ttouch)
• Acknowledgethatthechildisupset,mad,outofcontrol–letthemknowitisokaytobe,butitisn’tokaytohurtself,others,bedisrespeczul.
• Makeeyecontactandbefirmandkind• “Iwanttohelpyoucalmdown…”(Adultmustmaintainacalmpresence)
• AddressmisbehavioronlyaSercalmbutdon’tlecture–iden9fy,noteoneortwostrategiesandmoveon.Revisitstrategyagainlaterandprac9ce.
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Anger
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IfMyAngerWereAStorm
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ComfortCorners
• Useasopportunity,notademand
• Notasaconsequence.• Aplaceforcomfortandtoregaincontrol
• Offersomeprivacy–yetbeseenbytheteacher
• Introduceandletkidstryitoutbeforetheybecomeupset
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ComfortCorners• Pillowsandcushions• Exerciseballs• Weightedblankets/animals• Bubblemachines• SoundMachines• Lavalamps• BeanBags• Fidgettoys(squeezeballs,
etc.)• Ear“mufflers”
• Headphones/musicCDs• Play-doh,modelingclay• Sunglasses,capstoreduce
glare• Fishtank• SandTray• Mini-trampoline• Swings• RockingChair• Binfilledwithcoloring
books/supplies,wordsearches,beads/string/puzzles
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ComfortCorners
• Improvedmood• Fewerdisrup9vebehaviors
• Decreasedanxietyandfear
• Improvedcommunica9on
• Enhancedinterpersonalinterac9ons
“Itisnotapunishmentroom,itisnota6meoutroom–itisaroomwhereyoufeelbe;ergoingoutthanwhenyouwentin”–Principal,ElDorado,SF
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Video–ComfortCorners
• hfp://www.stjoechannel.com/news/local-news/comfort-corner-is-new-alterna9ve-answer-for-unruly-sudents#.Vsy1Gk7bJSA.email
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Relaxa9on
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FocusedAwarenessColoring
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Breathwork
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Mindfulness
Examples:• Beingpresentinthemoment• Checkinginwithbody(bodyscan)• Crosswordpuzzle• WordSearch• TrinketFind• Coloring• Puzzles
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MindfulAwareness
• hfps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk7IBwuhXWM&feature=player_detailpage
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Anchors
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Survivor
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DearTeacher,
• hfps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTMLzXzgB_s&feature=player_detailpage
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CalltoAc9on
• Alwaysask“whatishappeninginsteadofwhatiswrong?”
• Makesocialandemo9onalskillsapriority.
• Bepartofthesolu9on.• Speakupforstudents.• Advocatefortraumatraininginyourschool.
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Crea9ngaTraumaInformedSchool10StepstoCrea7ngaTraumaInformedSchool
Provideschoolwidetraumainformedawareness
UnderstandTrauma’sImpactonStudents
ViewTraumaasanExperience
LinkPrivateLogictoBehavior
EstablishSafety
CreateConnec9ons
PromotePlay
Priori9zeSocialandEmo9onalSkills
CollaboratewithFamiliesandCommunity
SupportStaff
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LearnMore!
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