This video, "Education Buzzwords Defined: What Are Trauma-Informed Practices?", offers a short primer on what it means to bring a trauma-informed lens to schools — explaining how educators can recognize the impact of trauma on students' behavior and learning, build safe and predictable environments, prioritize relationships and regulation, and respond to challenging moments with curiosity and compassion rather than punishment.
An overview of Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) with Dr. J. Stuart Ablon.
This video, "How to Help Children Regulate Emotions," walks caregivers through why some kids struggle to manage big feelings well past the toddler years and offers practical strategies for building self-regulation skills — including naming emotions, modeling calm responses, co-regulating during meltdowns, and gradually coaching children toward independent tools they can use when frustration, anger, or anxiety takes over.
A pair of students at MetWest High School, an Oakland public school in Oakland, Calif., facilitate a community-building circle in their classroom.
This video was made by a group of youth at Intersections Media in Vancouver, BC. North Shore Restorative Justice Society would like to extend a huge thank you to all those who contributed in making this video so awesome!
At Glenview Elementary School, dialogue circles are part of a program aimed at building collaboration, respect, and positive behavior among students.
Emotions, please take center stage 🌟 Our friend Tony Hale is in our signature National Geographic yellow chair to chat with Dr. Lisa Damour about the science of emotions.
This video from the Committee for Children — creators of the Second Step® program — offers a short, accessible introduction to social-emotional learning (SEL), defining it as the process of developing self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that support success in school, work, and everyday life, and illustrating why these competencies matter at every age and stage.
