The NNCTC is offering a free, 2-day training event at the University of Montana in Missoula on July 18 and 19. The training will cover BounceBack for Classrooms and Students, Trauma, and Resiliency, NNCTC adaptations of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches for promoting resilience and recovery at a universal or whole-school level.
Bounce Back for Classrooms, an adaptation of the trauma-focused group counseling intervention Bounce Back (Langley & Jaycox, 2015), is a social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum based on cognitive behavioral therapy components designed for 2nd through 5th grades. Students, Trauma, and Resiliency (STAR) is a SEL curriculum designed for middle school and high school students. The intention for both curricula is to be facilitated in the classroom setting by teachers or school counselors to support students in understanding and mitigating the effects of stress and traumatic stress, fostering hope, and building skills that promote healing and resilience. The curricula are one element of a multi-tiered trauma-informed school system as a Tier 1 or universal strategy suitable for all students.
Lesson topics include: the body’s danger response, signs of stress and trauma, connections between thoughts/feelings/behaviors, identifying feelings in self and others, measuring intensity levels of feelings, regulating feelings, identifying helpful and unhelpful thoughts, generating helpful thoughts, social problem-solving, and identifying resources of support.
Bounce Back for Classrooms curriculum takes 12-16 weeks to implement. STAR takes 8-12 weeks to implement.
The training is free of charge, but participants will need to cover their own travel expenses.
If you are interested in attending please register using the following link:
https://umt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0kvhLeN0cIl7DFA
For more information, contact the trainers:
Debra Hallos: debra.hallos@mso.umt.edu
Amy Foster Wolferman: amy.FosterWolferman@mso.umt.edu