Essentials of Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention in School and Community Settings
Kirby L. Wycoff, Bettina Franzese · first published 2019 · ISBN 9781119276173
This practitioner's guide shows how adverse childhood experiences rewire the developing brain and how that shows up in classrooms. It explains how to assess trauma exposure and its effects, then demonstrates trauma-informed assessment procedures and intervention strategies that don't re-traumatize students.
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Trauma is now central to school psychology because its neurobiology explains many behavioral and academic problems that used to be punished rather than treated. This book gives school psychologists the framework and tools to recognize trauma and respond competently.