TRAUMA INFORMED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: WHY YOU NEED TO CARE Leslie Lieberman, MSW Director of Special Initiatives Health Federation of Philadelphia
Is Early Childhood Trauma Real?
Behavior is the Language of Young Children Stressed Brain Calm Brain Used with Permission,
ECE Expulsion and Absenteeism Preschoolers are expelled at three times the rate of their older peers Racial disparity in expulsion/suspension begins in preschool 45% of 3 year-olds and 36% percent of 4 year- olds were chronically absent from preschool
Opportunities
Concepts and Strategies SSNREs Identification and Assessment Workforce Development Teacher Emotional Regulation
CAPPD
What works and what can we do? ECMH Consultation Programs Professional Development (e.g. Becoming Trauma Informed Integrated Programs – (e.g. Head Start Trauma Smart) Policy changes
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