- PMD: 6,7
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Poster Session 3: Promoting Safe and Positive Schools
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- identify how trauma impacts parenting styles and what kind of parenting tools could be useful for mitigating the cycle of generational trauma;
- learn how schools can best support families with a history of generational trauma through efficient communication, standardized protocol, and preventive measures; and
- inform participants on adverse childhood experiences and how to identify strategies to empathize with parents who are working to disrupt the cycle of intergenerational trauma.
Description
Does parental trauma influence child development? Can parent protective factors prevent the transmission of intergenerational trauma? Learn how schools can support families who have experienced adverse life experiences and trauma.
Presenter(s)
Samantha P. Hutchinson, University of California, Santa Barbara
Genesis N. Hernandez, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ashley G. Garcia, University of California, Santa Barbara
Contributor(s)
Samira A. Amirazizi, Erin Dowdy