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Course Description

 Course Description

Welcome to Traumatized Child: The Effects of Stress, Trauma & Violence on Student Learning, an interactive, computer-based instruction course designed to help you identify and effectively teach students affected by stress, trauma, and/or violence.  This course teaches you to recognize the signs of stress, trauma, or violence in students.  It also discusses the specific factors that tend to be present in families and communities where stress and violence are common, as well as the long-term effects on children.  A major emphasis of this course is on helping the participant understand the special learning needs of the student who is experiencing stress, trauma, or violence in his/her life and how to meet his/her needs in the regular classroom.  Working with parents and community agencies is also emphasized.

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.  Participants will 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. Participants will learn the dynamics of domestic violence and community violence.  The educator’s role in the intervention and prevention of violence will be discussed.   

The course is divided into four chapters.  Each chapter discusses a particular topic of stress, trauma or violence.  There will be numerous “checkpoint” questions inserted throughout the reading, which are designed to help students review the content and apply it to their own educational setting.  The chapters are sequential and should be completed in the order in which they are presented.  At the completion of each chapter, there will be an examination covering the material. Students must complete the examination before proceeding to the next chapter.  In some of the chapter examinations, questions will involve case studies to provide further practice in the application of knowledge. This sequential approach to learning will help all participants gain a better understanding of what they have learned as they proceed through the course.  This course is appropriate for educators seeking training in working with toddlers through adolescents, as well as those who work directly with families.

Although this course is not a comprehensive presentation of the educational issues surrounding stress, trauma and violence, it certainly includes a wealth of research covering many topics which are not covered in the scope of this course.  The instructor highly recommends that you augment your readings from this course with further research to gain a fuller understanding of the complexities of this subject.  However, the material presented in this course will give you a broader understanding of the topics of stress, violence and trauma.  It will also give you information to apply directly to your work with students in the classroom and community.

 Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course students will:

  1. 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
  2. Understand the educator’s role in protecting and supporting vulnerable students
  3. Recognize the symptoms of stress, trauma, and violence
  4. Understand how stress, trauma, or violence affects brain development and learning
  5. Understand the causes of stress, trauma, and violence in families and society
  6. Understand the special learning needs these students bring to the classroom
  7. Gain techniques for supporting students and families affected by stress, trauma, or violence
  8. Learn intervention techniques applicable to the classroom setting
  9. Gain a wider knowledge of available outside resources and support systems
  10. Understand the educator’s role in the intervention and prevention of violence
  11. Be able to research, list, and discuss state and/or district reporting mandates and the requirements and limitations on determining suspected child abuse.
  12. Know how to explore violence prevention resources and curricula 
 Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

 Notes

As a student you will be expected to:

  • Complete all four information sections showing a competent understanding of the material presented in each section.
  • Complete all four section examinations, showing a competent understanding of the material presented.  You must obtain an overall score of 70% or higher, with no individual exam score below 50%, to pass this course*Please note: Minimum exam score requirements may vary by college or university; therefore, you should refer to your course addendum to determine what your minimum exam score requirements are.
  • Complete a review of any section on which your examination score was below 50%.
  • Retake any examination, after completing an information review, to increase that examination score to a minimum of 50%, making sure to also be achieving an overall exam score of a minimum 70% (maximum of three attempts). *Please note: Minimum exam score requirements may vary by college or university; therefore, you should refer to your course addendum to determine what your minimum exam score requirements are.
  • Complete a course evaluation form at the end of the course.
 Estimated Time of Completion

30 Hours

 Access Time

365 Days

 CEU / PDU Outcomes

3.0 CEUs

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Section Title
Traumatized Child: The Effects of Stress, Trauma & Violence on Student Learning
Section Schedule
Self-Paced
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $335.00
Reading List / Textbook
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