In the fall of 2023, the Institute on Community Integration launched a series of four sessions highlighting different types of positive supports that can help improve quality of life. These trainings are meant to be introductory and can increase our awareness of positive supports that are available.

This two-hour training will be a brief exposure to a Systems Approach to Trauma-Informed Practices.

With an increase in awareness of trauma and its impact on individuals and communities, trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly popular. A cornerstone of this approach is to develop a trauma- informed lens for everyone that looks to prevent challenges such as re-traumatization and misunderstanding of behavioral challenges as defiance.

A tiered approach to trauma informed practices extends this approach to ensure that trauma-related needs are met across the full continuum of needs, from universal supports that everyone can benefit from (tier 1) to advanced, therapeutic supports (tier 2 & 3) for those that have more intensive and individualized needs. This training will highlight how we can create multi-tiered systems of support that are trauma-informed to better meet trauma related needs, from prevention to intervention.

When - May 28, 2024 on Zoom

Time - 9- 11 am CT/ 10 am- 12 pm EST

Questions- Please email pbs@umn.edu

This event is no cost to attendees, but prior registration is required.

Dr. Imad Zaheer is an Assistant Professor of School Psychology in the Department of Psychology, at St. John's University. Dr. Zaheer is a pediatric school psychologist and has worked on numerous projects in clinics, hospitals, and public and alternative school settings that involve direct and indirect (consultation) services across individual, group (classrooms) and systems levels. His areas of interest are in emotional and behavioral challenges schools, with a specific focus on implementation science and systems change. This includes implementing comprehensive school- based prevention programs by integrating school mental health, social emotional learning, and school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports. For his work in these areas, Dr. Zaheer was awarded the Council for Exceptional Children's Professional Performance Award in 2019. Additionally, Dr. Zaheer sits on the steering committee for the national group, Family School Community Alliance, which is an organization dedicated to creating robust collaboration and engagement across schools and families/ community settings. Dr. Zaheer is the co-founder of the Nurturing Environments Institute.