Webinar: Trauma-Informed Leadership by Nelson

About This Series

Trauma is increasingly recognized as a challenge in education, not just trauma that students experience, but educators too. This series will focus on the critical elements of leading a trauma-sensitive approach, whether you are a school administrator, classroom teacher, or system leader. Each session will include strategies to support students, as well as strategies to support staff.

Consider the following results from a recent study of Canadian school administrators (Tranter et al, 2022):

• The overwhelming majority of administrators indicated that both student trauma and educator trauma was significantly impacting student achievement and well-being.
• More than half of administrators reported that dealing with trauma-related issues consumes 20 percent or more of all teaching time.
• More than half of administrators rated the necessity of practicing a trauma-sensitive approach at school as 10/10.
• However, only 6 percent of administrators rated their school’s current ability to practice a trauma-sensitive approach as 8/10 or higher.

All participants will receive a professional learning certificate upon completion of this series. Dates in series (Time: 3:45pm ET) - 45 min sessions.

October 17, 2023
November 7, 2023
November 14, 2023
December 5, 2023
January 16, 2024
February 13, 2024

Meet the Presenter

Dr. David Tranter

Professor, Faculty of Social Work – Lakehead University

Dr. David Tranter has been teaching and working in mental health, well-being, and education for over 30 years. As a researcher, professor and the Scientific Director for the Centre for Relationship-Based Education, Dr. Tranter works widely with educators across Canada and beyond to support students at all grade levels to reach their highest potential. He is a dynamic, thought-provoking, and entertaining speaker, who has challenged educators across the country to think differently about their role, and to understand the needs of students on a deeper level. He is the co-creator of The Third Path: a relationship-based pedagogical framework that promotes both student well-being and academic achievement. His book, “The Third Path”, is now available. More information about his work can be found at thirdpath.ca and relationshipbasedschools.com.

Sessions in this Series

Big T & Little T: Trauma & Healing

This first session will examine trauma in its various forms, along with the many ways that trauma can manifest itself in the classroo... View more
The Secure Base: Trauma’s Antidote

Trauma can be best understood as a violation of safety, a transgression of the relationship. Thus, the healing of trauma is done thro... View more
Reflexivity: The Trauma-Informed Mindset

Understanding and responding to trauma challenges us to think differently. It requires us to appreciate the complex nature of people ... View more
Eustress & Distress: Reducing Trauma’s Impact

Trauma typically disrupts the “normal” stress response, often turning smaller stresses into larger ones. Yet, stress is a vital part ... View more
Words Define Us: Challenging Narratives

The way we speak about people and their struggles is powerful. As a leader, you have an important role in challenging harmful narrati... View more
Staying the Course: Trauma-Informed Education

Being trauma-informed is more than a handful of strategies. It requires a rethinking of our core assumptions about the roots of behav... View more

Trauma-Informed Leadership

About This Series

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