Staying Inside the Window of Tolerance: An Advanced Training on STS and Resilience Funded by the Stronger Connections Grant

In this training, we will explore how working in schools—where students and staff may be impacted by trauma—can affect your own well-being. We will use the Window of Tolerance (WOT) framework to better understand regulation and dysregulation, and to consider practical strategies for widening your window of tolerance as an educator. Together, we will practice tools to help you recognize stress responses, stay grounded, and maintain resilience in the face of secondary traumatic stress (STS).

This session will also highlight the role that schools and districts can play in supporting staff well-being. By strengthening both individual coping strategies and organizational practices, we can create learning environments that support educators as well as the students they serve.

This event will be repeated three times. See dates below. 

• 10/01/25 - 10:00-12:00 ET/9:00-11:00 CT
• 01/30/26 - 10:00-12:00 ET/9:00-11:00 CT
• 03/20 /26- 10:00-12:00 ET/9:00-11:00 CT

This training is designed for educators, school staff, and administrators who regularly work in environments where trauma exposure is part of the landscape. If you support students, families, or colleagues impacted by trauma—and want to strengthen your ability to recognize and respond to secondary traumatic stress—this training is for you.

This free training will introduce the window of tolerance as a way to help deepen and broaden your understanding of working in and around indirect trauma exposure. The presentation will be interactive and fast-paced. A wide variety of strategies will be presented. Participants can expect to walk away with a wider grasp of STS and skills to effectively address secondary traumatic

This course is approved for: 

• EILA
• Social Work
• Psychology