Caregiver Universities

At SEL Integrations, our goal is to deliver impactful, intentional professional learning which empowers participants. Our trainings are relevant, experiential, and utilize the most current research. ​We offer professional learning in:

 

• Community Circles: a welcoming ritual that sets a positive tone for the day, helps students feel connected and a sense of belonging, and supports students with their social, emotional and academic learning. Sample sessions include:

  • ​Introduction to Community Circles​

  • Helpful Tips for Implementing Community Circles

  • Foundational Resources

    • Elementary Community Circle Curriculum

    • Middle School Advisory Curriculum​

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• Everyday SEL Strategies: a deep dive into the 5 CASEL SEL competencies, building emotional awareness and regulation skills, and modeling SEL strategies to embed into existing routines. Sample sessions include: 

  • Everyday SEL Strategies for the K-12 Classrooms

  • The Intersection of SEL and Special Areas​

  • Using a Strengths-Based Approach

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• Trauma-Informed Approach: understanding that behavior is a form of communication and how trauma impacts the brain, behavior, and learning. Sample sessions include:

  • Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Lens​

  • Utilizing a Trauma-Informed Approach

  • Trauma-Informed Practices: Beginner and Intermediate

  • Designing Instruction to Support Those Impacted By Trauma

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• Adult Wellness: improves mental health, reduces burnout, increases adult engagement and motivation, and impacts teacher effectiveness and overall educational outcomes. Sample sessions include:

  • Self-Compassion for Educators

  • Deepening and Sustaining Our Well-Being and Resilience​

  • Strategies to Decrease Secondary Trauma and Compassion Fatigue

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• Mindfulness:  

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• Restorative Practices: explores the framework and practices for creating pro-active positive relationships, as well as ways to talk about, think about, and respond to harm caused within the school community. Sample sessions include:

  • Foundations of Restorative Practices

  • Affective Statements and Questions

  • Restorative Conversations and Empathetic Listening

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• Climate and Culture Team Retreats: creation of or strengthening of an existing Tier 1 steering committee to prioritize needs and leverage strengths in order to develop a vision and action plan. Sample sessions include:

  • Forming and Increasing Capacity of a Leadership Team

  • Collecting and Analyzing Data to Identify Priorities

  • Creating Consistency and Transparency

  • Communicating the Work to the Larger Stakeholders

  • Integrating Trauma-Informed and Strength-Based Tenets into School-Wide Practices​​​​​​