Being informed about trauma doesn’t make you trauma-informed

Posted on by alisakaczorowski in Business, Consulting, Trauma Informed Care

I’ve been reviewing the Missouri Model for Trauma-Informed Schools guidance document, and I LOVE this breakdown of stages to becoming trauma-informed.

I often say that I hate the term “trauma-informed” because it’s so overused and seldom actually understood.

This is such great insight into how most schools are actually only in stage 1 – trauma awareness. Until you begin to research and implement change at the building level, and see the results of those changes, you can’t leave the first stage.

Being informed about trauma does not make you TRAUMA-INFORMED.

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Published by alisakaczorowski

I am a long-time teacher, school administrator and Certified Trauma & Resilience Practitioner. A few of my areas of interest include multi-sensory literacy instruction, trauma-informed practices in schools, cultivating strong educational leaders and instructional coaching. I have a passion for helping teachers and school leaders establish and maintain a positive culture and strong instructional practices in their schools. I live in the Indianapolis area with my husband and three children.

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