Brain-Changing Strategies to Trauma-Proof our Schools: A Heart-Centered Movement for Wiring Well-Being

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Stop trauma in its tracks, address disruptive behaviors, and create a safe and thriving environment with a neuroscience-backed approach to running your classroom. More than 32 million children in the US have experienced at least one type of trauma. While some are obvious, like poverty, abuse, or migration, other experiences that may be invisible or "no big deal" to adults can elicit trauma responses in kids. Under these conditions, their brains and bodies react differently than those of unaffected peers, causing anxiety, hyperactivity, aggression, shutting down, and acting out--behaviors that hinder academic success and disrupt the entire classroom. When mental and emotional health are prioritized in the classroom as much as academic performance, everyone wins--and when you apply a trauma-informed lens to your teaching, you'll facilitate positive outcomes for the entire class. Brain-Changing Strategies to Trauma-Proof our Schools gives you the tools to understand, identify, and address trauma-driven behaviors so students feel comfortable, supported, and safe at school--and you feel empowered and effective. Supported by evidence-based tools and neuroscience-backed ideas, you'll learn a whole-brain approach to trauma-informed teaching, including- How trauma rewires kids' brains, and how that shows up in the classroom How to integrate trauma-informed practices and social-emotional learning into your curriculum and classroom management Trauma-sensitive concepts, relational skills, and somatic interventions How to build inner stability and create feelings of safety, connectedness, competence, and joy<

MAGGIE KLINE, M.S. LMFT, SEP has been a marriage, family and child therapist in private practice for over 30 years. She taught and counseled in Long Beach Unified School District, a large, ethnically diverse public school district. After several years, Kline trained in Peter A. Levine's Somatic Experiencing, a physiologically based trauma prevention and treatment method, and became an international instructor for the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute (www.traumahealing.org). She has presented at Play Therapy and Trauma Conferences in the U.S. and in Europe. She is the co-author, with Peter Levine, of It Won't Hurt Forever, Trauma through a Child's Eyes, and Trauma Proofing Your Kids. Kline also created "Trauma through a Child's Eyes" workshops taught in 35 cities on 5 continents for professionals who help children, parents, and schools.

"To educate our children we must educate their hearts as well as their minds. This important, passionate, and practical book shows us powerful and critical tools for healing trauma and creating an education of emotional well-being and empowerment." -JACK KORNFIELD PHD, author of A Path with Heart "...this book is recommended for teachers and all those interested in helping individuals experiencing and healing from traumatic events." -NANCY H. FONTAINE, Library Journal "This amazing book is the answer to a prayer. With the understanding and methods so clearly laid out by a former teacher, we have a path to real healing-for all of us!" -CHRISTINE KELLY, EdD, president of the Teachers Association of Long Beach USD "There have been a number of excellent books and articles addressing the profound need for trauma-informed education in our schools. Maggie Kline's is among the most comprehensive, passionate, scientific, heartful, and clear." -PETER A. LEVINE, PhD, author of Waking the Tiger and Trauma and Memory "The world is in the midst of a trauma-informed awakening. Educational policy change will eventually come. This book could be a driving force to that change." -NATHAN SWARINGEN, LCSW, developer of "It's About T.I.M.E." "The knowledge gained from Maggie Kline's writings have deepened my self-awareness as an educator and helped me to create a safe space in which children thrive." -NOVAE C. MOSER, teacher at The Discovery School of San Antonio "Maggie Kline has structured an organized roadmap with sound research, practical tools, and strategies to guide educators through their journey to serve the students who need us the most. I highly recommend this book with its rich content." -JIM SPORLEDER, principal featured in Paper Tigers and coauthor of The Trauma-Informed School "This is a must-readfor all school staff!" -KATIE HARTMANN, licensed psychologist and specialist in school psychology "Maggie Kline's PlayShops and her first book, Trauma through a Child's Eyes, have truly inspired me and my work with children and teens. This new book goes way beyond the first in providing tools and strategies for trauma-proofing our schools, which is essential for the future of our children and our societies." -CARSTEN MOELLER, teacher and therapist, Denmark "The author, with her multicultural view, expertise, and compassionate commitment to reduce trauma symptoms, violence, and the marginalization of youth, provides us with a scope, depth, and integrity that is quite astonishing." -SONIA GOMES, PhD, Somatic Experiencing (R) International Faculty, Advanced Structural and Movement Rolfing Practitioner, and creator of SOMA-Embodiment Approach for Healing Trauma "In a time where children are facing increasing levels of toxic stress and trauma, Maggie Kline prepares us for the important walk with children to heal and attain long-term positive outcomes." -JESSICA TRUDEAU, MPH, executive director of Momentous Institute, Dallas, Texas