AASW Webinar Recording | REWIRE: A practice model and framework for supporting trauma-affected students in schools

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FACT: 1 out of every 4 children attending school has been exposed to a traumatic event that can affect learning or behaviour, impacting their school performance and impairing their learning (National Child Traumatic Stress Network Child Trauma ToolKit for Educators).

Students affected by trauma sit within every classroom of every school across every year level from Kindergarten to Year 12. Understanding how to support these students and their educators is vital to improving the education and life outcomes of these vulnerable students. Yet, many of these students struggle in school settings because of the challenges of academic learning, getting along with others, feeling misunderstood and unsafe.

School staff may have limited awareness, knowledge, and expertise to enable these students to succeed in the everyday opportunities that could provide their pathway out of disadvantage, risking poor outcomes for these students developmentally and educationally.

REWIRE sets out a structured, wholistic school model and framework for supporting these students and their educators to be successful.

Social work practitioners are especially well placed to support trauma-affected students, their families, and their educators in the school environment. They do this through psychosocial support and by taking a systemic approach to engaging and connecting students and their families with supports within the broader community.

This webinar recording addresses the foundations for the REWIRE model as well as each element of the framework. It provides participants with the key steps and essential ingredients in supporting trauma-affected students to be successful in school while enabling them to capitalise on the positive experiences and opportunities that schools are uniquely placed to provide their students.

"Lots of really good insights" – webinar participant, December 2021.

"Excellent, well explained" – webinar participant, December 2021.

Who should register? All practitioners working with students and their families – in the school system or externally.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

• Identify and understand the key elements of this comprehensive practice model and framework
• Conceptualise the importance of rewiring the systems of support within schools in order to ‘rewire’ the brains of trauma-affected students
• Consider practice and support approaches that promote rather than undermine healthy development and progressive education - Understand the importance of a support role for students and their educators
• Comprehend the steps involved in shifting from traditional approaches and practices to trauma informed practices and approaches
• Understand what should underpin the practices and processes in schools to advance the progress, recovery, and growth of vulnerable students and create an optimal learning environment

AASW Credentials: Mental Health; School; Child Protection; Clinical