Caring for the Carers is a week-long webinar series designed to support school staff, counsellors, educators, and parents in supporting children and themselves during an ongoing crisis and disruption to schooling and daily life.

The sessions provide practical psychosocial strategies, emotional support frameworks, and guidance for navigating uncertainty, loss, stress, and disrupted learning environments.

Session 4: Practical Strategies for Responding to Trauma in Children (School-Based Approaches)

Speaker

Dr. Alexandra Longshaw

Target Audience

Teachers, school leaders, learning support assistants, and school counsellors.

Key Focus

Helping school staff respond compassionately and appropriately to children experiencing trauma.

Key Concepts / Goals

•       Recognising signs of trauma and stress in students.
•       Trauma-informed responses in classroom and school environments.
•       Practical strategies teachers can implement immediately.
•       Supporting emotional regulation and psychological safety in school settings.
•       Avoiding harmful responses (punishment, misunderstanding trauma responses).

·        Creating supportive school environments during crisis recovery.