Slideshare Documents Session-4-Trauma-and-the-Brain - Brain Test - Goals for Today - Trauma 101 vs. Trauma-Informed - Shift from Trauma-Informed to Trauma-Responsive

Oct 10, 2026

Training session content focused on how the brain works under stress and trauma, emphasizing practical self-regulation for educators and students. The materials contrast “Trauma 101” with a trauma-informed versus trauma-responsive approach, highlighting that responsiveness means regulating, relating, and reasoning during difficult moments. It outlines actionable steps: ask what happened to the learner, identify triggers, practice self-regulation, choose one’s behavior, and engage in attunement, empathy, and coregulation. It also frames trauma within neurosequential development and introduces ACEs, including adverse childhood experiences and adverse community environments such as violence, poverty, discrimination, and poor housing.

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Reading Time55 min

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Brain Test

Goals for Today

Trauma 101 vs. Trauma-Informed

Shift from Trauma Informed To Trauma-Responsive

Ask What Happened to YOU?

Know my triggers

Practice Self Regulation

Choose how I show up in a space

Understand that the problem is bigger than the choice in the moment

Practice Attunement and Empathy (not sympathy)

Strive for coregulation

The Pair of ACE'S

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse Community Environments

Stress/Traumaand the Brain # Brain Test # GOALS FOR TODAY: 1.That you leave here saying/thinking "this was agood use of my time." 2.That you leave here with an understanding of howthe brain works,and can begin to think about waysto regulate yourself and your students so thatoptimal well being and learning is achieved. Leslie Vigor Director of Social Emotional LearningArea 3 SEL HubROE 1,26,33,48,51 and 53 Area 3 SEL Hub lvigor@roe1.net Serving ROE 1,26,33,48,51,53 # Trauma 101vs.Trauma-Informed “We know what trauma is.We are sickof getting Trauma 101.What we need isto know what to do about it." “Oh now I get it.Being Traumainformed is not the same as knowingthe definition of trauma.It's understanding what is happening in mybrain and the brain of a child during adifficult moment,and using thatknowledge to help myself and that childto Regulate,Relate,and Reason." -Leslie Vigor 4 years ago -Leslie Vigor-7 years ago “What I need are the tips,tricks,strategies etc to deal with trauma.Justtell me what to do and I'll do it."-Leslie Vigor 6 years ago # Shift from Trauma Informed ToTrauma-Responsive 1. Ask What Happened to YOU? 2. Know my triggers 3. Practice Self Regulation 4.Choose how I show up in a space 5. Understand that the problem is bigger than the choice in the moment 6.Practice Attunement and Empathy(not sympathy) 7.Strive for coregulation *A Trauma Responsive Person knows that they cannot solve all theproblems,but understands that they can provide a space of safetyand connection.And that goes a long way.*Kristin Souers,Fostering Resilient Learners BeyondTrauma 101 The human brainis not designedfor the modernworld. For thousandsofgenerations welived in small,multi-familygroups with aratio of 4'caregivers'foreach young childunder age 6. NEUROSEQUENTIAL NETWORK # The Pair of ACE'S ADVERSE CHILDHO0D EXPERIENCES Maternal DepressionPhysical &Emotional NeglectEmotional &Sexual AbuseMental IInessSubstanceDivorceAbuse IncarcerationDomestic ViolenceHomelessness ADVERSE COMMUNITYENVIRONMENTS 。 Violence Poverty Discrimination Poor Housing Community Disruption Quality &Affordability

FAQs

What is the main goal of this session for participants?

Participants leave understanding how the brain works under stress and trauma and how to regulate themselves and their students to support optimal well-being and learning.

How is “trauma-responsive” different from “trauma-informed”?

Trauma-informed focuses on definitions, while trauma-responsive centers on what is happening in the brain during difficult moments and uses that knowledge to help regulate, relate, and reason.

What steps are recommended when shifting from trauma-informed to trauma-responsive?

The steps include asking what happened, knowing triggers, practicing self-regulation, choosing how to show up, recognizing the moment’s limits, practicing attunement and empathy, and striving for coregulation.

What does the document include under ACEs?

It lists adverse childhood experiences (e.g., neglect, emotional/sexual abuse, divorce, domestic violence) and adverse community environments (e.g., violence, poverty, discrimination, poor housing, community disruption).

Oct 10, 2026

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