Teaching Students Who Have Suffered Complex Trauma (FutureLearn)

You’ll understand the neuroscience behind the behaviours presented by students who have experienced complex trauma.

You’ll learn how to apply trauma-informed strategies and policies that will minimise the risk to students and school staff.

What topics will you cover?

- Attachment and trauma theories

- The neuroscience behind the behaviours presented by students who have experienced complex trauma

- The impact on those who support students who have experienced complex trauma

- Strategies for minimising the risk to students in classrooms and schools

- The importance of applying trauma-informed practice and programs in schools

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

- Describe what complex trauma is and how it affects children’s and adolescents’ development

- Describe the neurobiological impact of complex trauma on children’s and adolescents’ behaviours at school

- Identify trauma-informed practices that could minimise risk to school students who have experienced complex trauma