This session is from the NASP 2021 Annual Convention
- PMD: 6,9
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Session 9: Issues in School Psychology, Education, and Supervision
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- learn the core features of trauma-informed care.
- gain knowledge about how much graduate students receive in trauma-informed care.
- understand what is needed to increase school psychologists’ knowledge and training in this practice.
Description
This presentation describes best practice strategies for infusing trauma-informed care training into school psychology graduate training programs. Core features of trauma-informed care, elements of graduate student training, and the need for an increase in training at the graduate level will be discussed. Attendees will gain knowledge on trauma-informed and the barriers that are present. This presentation is targeted for novice practitioners and graduate students.
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Presenter(s)
Madison M. Gage, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Brian C. McKevitt, University of Nebraska at Omaha
