Trauma-Informed School Initiative
Our mission is to collaborate with districts desiring to implement trauma-informed school methods to facilitate developmental processes central to student learning and well-being.
Who is the TSI?
The TSI is a collaborative with George Fox University's School of Education & Trauma Response Institute and school districts seeking to implement best-practices in trauma-informed school methods.
What is the TSI?
The TSI is a resource and training program for and with schools designing and implementing a trauma-informed school-based system.
- Trauma-Informed Training
- Program Design
- Implementation Coaching
- Data Analysis & Program Evaluation
What are trauma-informed schools?
Trauma-informed programming reflects a growing movement world-wide impacting schools and other institutions caring for vulnerable and marginalized populations.
Trauma-informed schools have chosen to redesign their school culture based on advances in the neurobiology of trauma and attachment, and the staggering ACES data identifying the severity of social and learning needs of today's k-12 students.
While the same data informs program ethos and guiding priciples, each school within a district contextualizes program specifics according to the needs of their community.
Upcoming training events:
Course information to come soon.
Resources:
View a list of resources we've found here.
Contact information:
If your school would like to explore how to create a trauma-informed educational environment, click here to request a consult, or contact the TSI coordinators:
Brenda Morton, EdD.
- Director of Strategic Partnerships, College of Education
- bmorton@georgefox.edu, (503) 554-2873
- Dr. Morton's Faculty Bio
Anna Berardi, PhD.
- Director, Trauma Response Institute
- aberardi@georgefox.edu, (503) 639-4404
- Dr. Berardi's Faculty Bio