Trauma-Responsive Practices for Early Childhood Leaders Creating and Sustaining Healing Engaged Organizations

Specifically designed for administrators and leaders working in early childhood education, this practical guide offers comprehensive resources for creating trauma-responsive organizations and systems. Throughout this book, you'll find: Exercises and tools for identifying the strengths and areas in need of change within your program, school or agency. Reflection questions and sample conversations. Rich vignettes from programs already striving to create healthier, trauma-responsive environments. The guidance in this book is explained with simple, easy-to-implement strategies you can apply immediately to your own practice and is accompanied by brainstorming questions to help educational leaders both new to and experienced with trauma-informed practices succeed.

1. Understanding State Dependent Functioning  2. Trauma-Responsive Organizational Continuum for the Early Childhood Field  3. Core Principle — Build Mutually Respectful and Trusting Relationships  4. Core Principle — Acknowledge Systems of Privilege and Oppression and Take Actions to Disrupt Inequity  5. Core Principle — Create Environments that Reinforce Messages of Safety and Predictability  6. Core Principle — Intentionally Promote Coping, Resilience and Healing  7. Core Principle — Using Evidence to Build Insights and Learn Collaboratively  8. Case Study  9. Conclusion 10. Resources 

Julie Nicholsonis Professor of Practice in the School of Education at Mills College and Co-Director at the Center for Equity in Early Childhood Education. Jen Lelandis Director of Partnerships for Trauma Transformed (TT), a seven county trauma-informed regional system of care. Julie Kurtzis CEO atthe Center for Optimal Brain Integration®. She coaches and trains on trauma-responsive and resilience building practices and social-emotional skills across the lifespan. She also operates a small private practice in California. LaWanda Wesleyis Director of QualityEnhancement & Professional Development at theEarly Childhood Education Department,Oakland Unified School District and Co-Director at the Center for Equity in Early Childhood Education. Sarah Nadivis CEO at Global Health and Education Strategies.