Understanding Trauma
Understanding trauma and how it impacts learning and behavior for youth with complex needs is key to successful outcomes in the home, school, and community.
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What is Trauma: Toxic Stress
Understanding trauma and how it impacts learning and behavior for youth with complex needs is key to successful outcomes in the home, school, and community.
Video: What is Trauma: Toxic Stress
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What is Trauma: Trauma and Memory
Learn how body memory plays a key role in the development of trauma and trauma responses.
Video: What is Trauma: Trauma and Memory
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Similar situations may result in different types of stress for different people. Consider the stress that youth encounter in school.
- Positive Stress: Some youth may find the expectations of school to be motivating and encouraging.
- Negative Stress: Other youth may find school expectations difficult and will struggle at times, yet they have the support to move through those difficult times.
- Toxic Stress: But some youth may find school to be a daily challenge with ongoing failures and few or no supportive relationships in or outside of the school. For these youth, school can be traumatic.