Trauma-Informed Practices for Educators and School Personnel Training Opportunities with the Center on Trauma and Children

These training activities are made available though a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the Kentucky Department of Education and the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children.

This page contains information on: 

• The Trauma-Informed Practices for Educators and School Personnel Learning Collaborative (Completed)
• The Trauma-Informed Practices for Educators Train the Trainer (Completed)
• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)  and Trauma-Informed Practices
• Staying Inside the Window of Tolerance: An Advanced Training on STS and Resilience

Events listed on this page are free for participants. 

This  in-depth collaborative session is designed to help your team integrate trauma-informed practices across all tiers of your multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). This session will highlight how trauma-informed approaches strengthen your existing MTSS framework and support both prevention and intervention efforts. By aligning trauma-informed practices with your tiered supports, schools can create more responsive and effective systems that address the whole child.

This training is designed for school teams working to enhance their MTSS implementation through a trauma-informed lens. If you're looking to strengthen how your universal supports, targeted interventions, and intensive services address trauma's impact on learning and behavior—this session is for you.

Session Information

04/21/26 - 1:00-3:30 ET/12:00-2:30 CT

Continuing education is available for the following:

• EILA
• FRYSC
• Social Work
• Psychology

In order to receive continuing education, participants must have their video cameras turned on for the duration of the session. Partial credit will not be given.

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 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.

Session Information

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

• 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

Continuing education is available for the following: 

• EILA
• FRYSC
• Social Work
• Psychology 

In order to receive continuing education, participants must have their video cameras turned on for the duration of the session. Partial credit will not be given.