Trauma-informed practice in school settings

Introduction

Trauma-informed practice is a professional and organisational approach that acknowledges the widespread effects of trauma and aims to prevent re-traumatisation. It shifts the perspective from questioning "What is wrong with you?" to understanding "What happened to you?"

This training will explore why trauma-informed practice is important in Nigerian schools and how it will benefit Nigerian students.

In this section, you will learn the definition of trauma and its types. 

In this section of this module, you will learn about some of the common causes of trauma among school-age children in Nigeria.

In this section of the module, you will be introduced to what trauma-informed practice is and why it matters, especially in school settings. 

In this module, you will learn how you can begin to implement trauma-informed practice in your school.

In this module, you will learn about why and how trauma-informed practice is relevant in Nigerian schools.

In this module, you will learn about some of the benefits of trauma-informed practice for Nigerian students. 

In this section, highlights of the points made in this training and the objectives met are provided.

This section contains a list of references and further readings to help you improve your knowledge of trauma-informed practice.