Mitigation of Adverse Childhood Experiences Within a School System

Mitigation of Adverse Childhood Experiences Within a School System
Author: Michael Eddy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are events in a child's life that negatively affect the child's well-being. Cohort studies demonstrate those affected by ACEs are more likely to develop mental and physical health issues later in life. The Centers of Disease Control calls for a multi-systemic approach to preventing ACEs, including immediate intervention. Nevertheless, there is little research provided of interventions that mitigate or support students within the school system who may be affected by them. Middle-school aged children and adolescents, in general, are particularly susceptible to the effects of prolonged trauma exposure. Positive psychology and mindfulness research provide a framework for intervention that yield positive results. Because of the increasing research in positive psychology, this branch of psychological interventions is widening with increasing viability of substantive positive outcomes for individuals of all ages. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a gratitude journal and direct instruction in positive psychology strategies to help reduce the effects of ACEs in a school setting. Addressing a student's need for social/emotional education is a critical key to help adults advocate and empower students to prevent the effects of ACEs. Twenty-nine school counselors evaluated the curriculum providing insight into their perceptions of the need and impact of these potential interventions. Their perceptions indicate a strong need for early intervention in order to meet the needs of students exposed to ACEs through strategies based on the tenets of positive psychology.

Restorative Practices in Schools

Restorative Practices in Schools
Author: Margaret Thorsborne
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351704052

Outlines the techniques to learn and apply when planning and facilitating school conferences. This book contains key documents such as preparation checklist, conference script, typical agreement, evaluation sheet and case studies. It includes guidance on: analysing school practice; deciding whether to hold a conference; and preparing a conference.

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse Childhood Experiences
Author: Gordon J. G. Asmundson
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2019-10-03
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0128160667

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Using Evidence to Advance Research, Practice, Policy, and Prevention defines ACEs, provides a summary of the past 20 years of ACEs research, as well as provides guidance for the future directions for the field. It includes a review of the original ACEs Study, definitions of ACEs, and how ACEs are typically assessed. Other content includes a review of how ACEs are related to mental and physical health outcome, the neurodevelopmental mechanisms linking ACEs to psychopathology, sexual violence and sexual health outcomes, and violence across the lifespan. Important and contemporary issues in the field, like reconsidering how ACEs should be defined and assessed, the appropriateness of routine ACEs screening, thinking about ACEs from a public health and global perspective, strategies for preventing ACEs, understanding ACEs and trauma-informed care and resilience, and the importance of safe stable and nurturing environments for children are discussed. Adverse Childhood Experiences is a useful evidence-based resource for professionals working with children and families, including physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, lawyers, judges, as well as public health leaders, policy makers, and government delegates. - Reviews the past 20 years of ACEs research - Examines ACEs and mental and physical health - Discusses the neurodevelopment mechanisms of ACEs and psychopathology - Examines ACEs and violence across the lifespan - Reconsiders the definition and assessment of ACEs - Examines the issue of routine ACEs screening - Discusses ACEs from a public health and global perspective - Summarizes effective ACEs prevention, trauma-informed care, and resilience - Provides recommendations for the future directions of the ACEs field

Alleviating the Educational Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Alleviating the Educational Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Author: R. Martin Reardon
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2020-05-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 164802114X

Recent crises—whether policy-induced (e.g., family separation at the Mexico/U.S. border) or natural disaster-related (e.g., hurricanes in Florida and North Carolina and wildfires in California)—have galvanized the attention of the U.S. and international public on the plight of children who endure these traumatic events. The sheer enormity of such wrenching events tend to overshadow the trauma endured by many children whose everyday life circumstances fall short of affording them a safe, stable, and nurturing environment. At the national level, three rounds of data collection spanning January 2008 through April 2014 constituted the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) that—according to Finkelhor, Turner, Shattuck, and Hambly (2013) in reporting on the 2011 round—assessed “a wide range of childhood victimizations” (pp. 614-615). Among many other findings, Finkelor et al. concluded that “overall, 57.7% of the children and youth had experienced or witnessed at least 1 to 5 aggregate exposures (assaults and bullying, sexual victimization, maltreatment by a caregiver, property victimization, or witnessing victimization) in the year before this survey” (p. 619). According to the recent re-visiting of NatSCEV II by Turner et al. (2017), “almost 1 in 4 children and adolescents ages 5-15 in the United States lived in family environments with only modest levels of safety, stability, and nurturance, while about 1 in 15 had consistently low levels across multiple domains” (p. 8). Adverse childhood events (ACEs) have both immediate and long-term impacts on children’s health and well-being (Banyard, Hambly, & Grych, 2017; Bowen, Jarrett, Stahl, Forrester, & Valmaggia, 2018; Walker & Walsh, 2015). Children do not shed their entanglement with ACEs at the schoolroom door. To highlight just one study, Jimenez, Wade, Lin, Morrow, & Reichman (2016) conducted a secondary analysis of a national urban birth cohort and found that experiencing ACEs in early childhood was “associated with below-average, teacher-reported academic and literacy skills and [more] behavior problems in kindergarten” (p. 1).

Alleviating the Educational Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Alleviating the Educational Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Author: Jack Leonard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2020-05-27
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781648021138

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may include major disruptive events (e.g. earthquakes, hurricanes, or floods), but more pervasive is the impact of the daily stress of coping with one of more of the facets of family challenges (e.g. economic hardship and its attendant issues) or even dysfunction (e.g. parent or guardian divorce or separation, or living with neglectful or abusive parents). The use of the term pervasive is warranted. For example, as highlighted in the Introduction, a 2019 study of the findings emerging from the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health found that, among the more than 45,000 children on whom parents reported data, more than one-fifth experienced economic hardship and parent/guardian divorce. The consequences for educators of children exposed to ACEs are far-reaching and have galvanized the attention of a broad swath of educational researchers and practitioners. As discussed in a 2019 insightful five-part series in Education Week (https: //www.edweek.org/ew/collections/trauma-sensitive-schools/index.html), the consequences include the imperative for teachers and educational leaders to adopt an informed approach to alleviating the educational impact of ACEs on their students while making provision for their own well-being. In this volume, various authors explore the educational context of ACEs and describe and reflect on their research-inspired endeavors to integrate the resources of schools, universities, and communities to sustain a safe and supportive educational environment for and build the resilience of all students.

Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences

Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences
Author: Jennifer Hays-Grudo
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781433832116

This book provides an interdisciplinary lens from which to view the multiple types of effects of enduring childhood experiences, and to recommend evidence-based approaches for protecting and buffering children and repairing the negative consequences of ACEs as adults.

Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences

Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences
Author: Victoria E. Romero
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2018-05-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1544319428

Use trauma-informed strategies to give students the skills and support they need to succeed in school and life Nearly half of all children have been exposed to at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE), such as poverty, divorce, neglect, substance abuse, or parent incarceration. This workbook-style resource shows K-12 educators how to integrate trauma-informed strategies into daily instructional practice through expanded focus on: The experiences and challenges of students impacted by ACEs, including suicidal tendencies, cyberbullying, and drugs Behavior as a form of communication and how to explicitly teach new behaviors How to mitigate trauma and build innate resiliency

Culturally Proficient Instruction

Culturally Proficient Instruction
Author: Kikanza J. Nuri-Robins
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2011-11-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452269521

Are you doing all you can to improve teaching and learning? Culturally proficient instruction is the result of an inside-out journey of teaching and learning during which you explore your values and behaviors while evaluating the policies and practices of your workplace. The journey deepens your understanding of yourself and your community of practice. In the newest version of their best-selling book, the authors invite you to reflect on how you engage with your students and your colleagues as a community of learners. The third edition features a case study to show cultural proficiency in practice and: An updated discussion of standards-based education guidelines A conceptual framework for the tools of cultural proficiency New language for understanding the microaggressions of dominant cultures An integrated guide for use with study groups Each chapter contains reflective activities and group work conducive to collaborative professional development. Culturally Proficient Instruction is invaluable for anyone dedicated to creating an environment in which all learners can succeed.

Creating Adversity-Aware Schools

Creating Adversity-Aware Schools
Author: Sophie Tales
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2024-07-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 183997494X

The impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences lie behind many of the most common and bewildering classroom challenges today. Understanding the why behind students' behaviour can be transformative in shifting school behaviour, as well as the welfare of your students. This book is grounded in the lived experiences of educators who overcame challenges in early life. It combines their insights with easy to implement tools, worksheets and resources drawing on proven Restorative Practice, Transactional Analysis, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches. It will provide you with a fresh perspective - to see what is really going on in your classroom - and will give you the confidence to provide the support your students really need in order to thrive. Whether you are a school leader, teacher or classroom assistant; primary or secondary; in mainstream, SEND or alternative provision, this book will help you to create positive change.

The Deepest Well

The Deepest Well
Author: Nadine Burke Harris
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2018
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0544828704

A pioneering physician reveals how childhood stress leads to lifelong health problems, and what we can do to break the cycle.