Traumatized Child: The Effects of Stress & Trauma on Student Learning V26.4403
Prefix/Number EDL 550
2 Credits
UAA PACE, 500-Level Upper Division Course
Graded
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is designed to help classroom teachers, school counselors, and other educational personnel gain strategies to reach and teach students who have been affected by stress, trauma, and/or violence. Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of stress and trauma and explore how stress, violence, and trauma affect a student's learning, cognitive brain development, and social-emotional development. The short- and long-term consequences of being exposed to stress, trauma, or violence, as well as the social and family causes, will be reviewed. The dynamics of domestic violence and community violence are also discussed, as is the educator's role in the intervention and prevention of violence.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Understand the educator’s role in supporting and accommodating students who have special learning needs arising from exposure to stress, trauma, or violence in their lives
- Understand the educator’s role in protecting and supporting vulnerable students
- Recognize the symptoms of stress, trauma, and violence
- Understand how stress, trauma, or violence affects brain development and learning
- Understand the causes of stress, trauma, and violence in families and society
- Understand the special learning needs these students bring to the classroom
- Gain techniques for supporting students and families affected by stress, trauma, or violence
- Learn intervention techniques applicable to the classroom setting
- Gain a wider knowledge of available outside resources and support systems
- Understand the educator’s role in the intervention and prevention of violence
- Be able to research, list, and discuss state and/or district reporting mandates and the requirements and limitations on determining suspected child abuse.
- Know how to explore violence prevention resources and curricula
Course Syllabus This is a preview syllabus only. The official syllabus will be provided to you by VESi.
- Methods of Instruction - Reading, examinations, essays: critical thinking questions, and journal article summations. All readings are within the online environment.
- Course Grading Rubric
Grade Level: PK-12
IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION
- This self-paced VESi course can be completed at a pace that fits your schedule.
- You can register and start work anytime.
- All work is due one year from the date of registration, with a 30 day minimum to complete.
- Extensions and re-enrollments are not permitted.
- You may cancel within one week of registration. A $100.00 cancellation fee will be applied.
TUITION
PROVIDER DETAILS
Contact VESi directly for questions specific to coursework. Email:info@virtualeduc.com or call at 1-800-313-6744. Contact ASDN for registration or transcript questions.