Supporting Students and Staff After COVID-19

Your Trauma-Sensitive Back-to-School Transition Plan

Jen Alexander, M.A., NCC, SB-RPT

When schools reopen after COVID-19 closures, your school will need a compassionate, intentional, trauma-sensitive plan for easing the back-to-school transition. Acclaimed trauma expert Jen Alexander provides a concise, reader-friendly blueprint for making the return to school smooth for everyone involved.

In this ebook, you’ll learn how to:

• Apply the four essentials of trauma-sensitive schools to your transition planning
• Facilitate team discussions and professional development sessions to prepare for the “new normal”
• Gather critical input from families about their concerns, experiences, and needs
• Address the specific challenges of school reopenings, including separation anxiety, elevated stress, safety fears, the need to feel in control, and sensory overload after months of isolation and remote learning
• Notice and meet needs: both your own and those of students and their families
• Help students develop social-emotional skills to navigate the transition back to school (four lessons and extension activities included!)
• Commit to examining and disrupting systemic inequities that affect children and families who have often been marginalized
• Make a plan for self-care and maintain a healthier work–life balance

PRACTICAL MATERIALS:

In addition to the activities, games, and social-emotional lessons in the book, you’ll get more than 50 downloadable resources, including journal pages, handouts, activities, planning forms, posters, and professional development PowerPoint slides.

Reviews

• Amy Hanken, M.Ed.: “Jen Alexander’s words reach through the pages... I cannot recommend this book enough for educators as we begin to untangle snares of trauma in our school systems.”

• Julie Beem, MBA: “This book highlights that being trauma-sensitive IS the bedrock of how we navigate the challenges of this extraordinary school year.”

• Dyane Carrere, M.Ed.: “Provides both big-picture understandings regarding stress and trauma as well as explicit guidance for addressing the emotional well-being of everyone in the school community.”

Author: Jen Alexander M.A., NCC

FREE WEBINARS

• Prioritizing Student and Staff Well-Being
• Help for Stressed Educators During COVID-19: Noticing and Meeting Teacher Needs as Schools Reopen
• Supporting Stressed Students During COVID-19: Noticing and Meeting Children’s Needs As Schools Reopen

Discover how to ensure the well-being of all during your school transition plan, with a focus on trauma-sensitive strategies and practices.