Erin Castillo teaches Special Ed and is a peer counsellor in the California Bay Area. She’s a mental health advocate, and today we are lucky enough to have Erin to here talk about:

Student Mental Health and the importance of checking in with each of our students regularly.

The catalyst in her classroom which made her stop and think about the importance of not only prioritising students' academic learning, but also their mental health.

Her Mental Health Check In Chart.

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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/makingastatementinsped/?hl=en">Erin Castillo teaches Special Ed</a> and is a peer counsellor in the California Bay Area. She&rsquo;s a mental health advocate, and today we are lucky enough to have Erin to here talk about:
Student Mental Health and the importance of checking in with each of our students regularly.
The catalyst in her classroom which made her stop and think about the importance of not only prioritising students' academic learning, but also their mental health.
Her <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/special-education-teachers-mental-health-check-in-for-students-inspires-other-educators/">Mental Health Check In Chart.</a>
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Student Mental Health - Erin Castillo

Recently we facilitated this webinar on trauma-informed practice. We had a huge response and during the Q&A we received more than 70 questions - far too many to cover in our 1- hour session!

It was clear that the topic you were most interested in hearing about was behaviour management strategies. We heard you! As promised, we took those questions to our experts and we’ve recorded this podcast episode to answer some of them. 

[Behaviour Resources]

“Sitting down and reasoning is quite often very challenging for kids who have experienced trauma, and you need the foundational aspects of your relationships with educators and with others and capacity to regulate as well before you get to that higher order functioning skill of being able to reason.” - Dr Emily Berger.

As you’ll hear in the recording, research shows that students who have experienced trauma have diverse needs when it comes to emotional regulation. 

Our behaviour management collection contains resources, blogs, and podcasts to support your trauma informed practice. 

Catch up on the original Q&A webinar here.

Professor Martin and Dr Berger's template for a school trauma-informed practice policy is available here.

Recently we facilitated this <a href="https://youtu.be/4qvdmeceuq4?utm_source=intercom&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=GG+Webinar+Nonmembers&amp;utm_content=Trauma+Informed+Practice">webinar on trauma-informed practice</a>. We had a huge response and during the Q&amp;A we received more than 70 questions - far too many to cover in our 1- hour session!
It was clear that the topic you were most interested in hearing about was <a href="https://www.teachstarter.com/au/classroom-management/behaviour/?utm_source=intercom&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=GG+Webinar+Nonmembers&amp;utm_content=Trauma+Informed+Practice">behaviour management</a> strategies. We heard you! As promised, we took those questions to our experts and we’ve recorded this podcast episode to answer some of them. 
<a href="https://www.teachstarter.com/au/classroom-management/behaviour/?utm_source=intercom&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=GG+Webinar+Nonmembers&amp;utm_content=Trauma+Informed+Practice">[Behaviour Resources]</a>
“Sitting down and reasoning is quite often very challenging for kids who have experienced trauma, and you need the foundational aspects of your relationships with educators and with others and capacity to regulate as well before you get to that higher order functioning skill of being able to reason.” - Dr Emily Berger.
As you’ll hear in the recording, research shows that students who have experienced trauma have diverse needs when it comes to emotional regulation. 
Our <a href="https://www.teachstarter.com/au/classroom-management/behaviour/?utm_source=intercom&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=GG+Webinar+Nonmembers&amp;utm_content=Trauma+Informed+Practice">behaviour management collection</a> contains resources, blogs, and podcasts to support your trauma informed practice. 
Catch up on the original Q&amp;A webinar <a href="https://youtu.be/4qvdmeceuq4">here</a>.
Professor Martin and Dr Berger's template for a school trauma-informed practice policy is available <a href="https://researchmgt.monash.edu/ws/portalfiles/portal/337659558/337659398_oa.pdf">here</a>.

Bonus Episode: Trauma Informed Practice - FAQs

Hi teachers! We're back in your feed with a recording from a webinar that had a lot of teachers talking last week. If you'd like to watch the full recording (with the presenters' slides), you can check that out here.

Check out our webinars page for details about past and future events as well.

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At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources!

Hi teachers! We're back in your feed with a recording from a webinar that had a lot of teachers talking last week. If you'd like to watch the full recording (with the presenters' slides), <a href="https://youtu.be/4qvdmeceuq4">you can check that out here</a>.
Check out our <a href="https://www.teachstarter.com/webinars/">webinars page</a> for details about past and future events as well.
Have you <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/for-the-love-of-teaching/id1450756371">subscribed to Teach Starter?</a> Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released.
At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great <a href="https://www.teachstarter.com/podcasts/?category=for-the-love-of-teaching-podcast">podcast for teachers!</a> We also make quality, downloadable <a href="https://www.teachstarter.com/teaching-resources/">teaching resources</a>!

Webinar - Trauma Informed Practice

We asked, and you guys came through with the goods. All we can say is "WOW (really?!)". 

Enjoy!

Have you subscribed to Teach Starter? Don’t forget! It means you’ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released.

At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great podcast for teachers! We also make quality, downloadable teaching resources!

We asked, and you guys came through with the goods. All we can say is "WOW (really?!)".&nbsp;
Enjoy!
Have you&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/for-the-love-of-teaching/id1450756371">subscribed to Teach Starter?</a>&nbsp;Don&rsquo;t forget! It means you&rsquo;ll be the first to know whenever a new episode is released.
At Teach Starter, we don't only make this great <a href="https://www.teachstarter.com/podcasts/?category=for-the-love-of-teaching-podcast">podcast for teachers!</a> We also make quality, downloadable <a href="https://www.teachstarter.com/teaching-resources/">teaching resources</a>!

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