The Impact of Trauma on Student's Learning

Klasey Consulting is partnering with Lincoln Families to host "The Impact of Trauma on Student's Learning". The class is designed to help educators, administrators, and school counselors understand how trauma affects children's development and academic performance. The class examines the various types of trauma that students may experience, such as abuse, neglect, or witnessing violence, and discusses their effects on behavior, cognition, and emotional regulation. Through this training, participants will gain insights into creating trauma-sensitive classrooms, adapting teaching methods to meet students' emotional needs, and promoting resilience and healing within the school environment.

Please note that in order to register for these free trainings you must be staff, caregiver or volunteer working directly with foster, adoptive or probation involved children, youth and their families in Alameda, Solano, Mendocino, Lake, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Tuolumne and Calaveras only. Participants outside of these areas aren't eligible.

The learning objectives are:

1. Participants will learn how trauma impacts students' cognitive functions, attention span, and overall academic performance.
2. Attendees will develop the skills to identify common behaviors exhibited by students who have experienced trauma.
3. The training will provide participants with practical strategies to create trauma-sensitive classrooms.

This training will be facilitated by Dr. Acosta of Klasey Consulting Inc. To find out more about Klasey Consulting you can check out www.klaseyconsulting.com. Follow us on Instagram @klaseyconsulting to stay informed about upcoming trainings and learn about resources.

Dr. Nancy Acosta is a bilingual therapist who has 7 years of experience working with trauma at a sexual assault center. She has provided services to children and adults in various settings including outpatient community mental health centers, college counseling centers, crisis centers, and in an integrated behavioral health setting. She has completed training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy as well as Cognitive Processing Therapy. She has experience providing training and supervision to doctoral level graduate students in trauma related topics including crisis intervention, vicarious trauma, and grounding techniques. In addition to developing a training manual for a student training program at a rape and crisis center, she also has experience supervising practicum students and providing support to staff and advocates. Nancy has experience working as a behavioral health consultant with multidisciplinary staff to improve recognition, treatment and management of behavioral problems and conditions.