EDUC 530 Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma, and Mental Illness in PK-12 Students

3 Credits

This course is designed to explore the impact of traumatic experiences on children and adolescents across multiple stages of development. In addition, this course will identify how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can affect the ability of children to learn in a variety of settings. Through engagement and participation in experiences, learners will gain a comprehensive understanding of the impacts of trauma and ACEs and attain a variety of strategies to implement in the school setting to effectively contain and manage maladaptive emotional and physical responses.