Unit 1 Summary

In this unit, you read an overview of the International Rescue Committee to become more familiar with the work they do globally which has informed this course.

You reflected on the Healing Classrooms Approach which is a trauma-informed approach to educating refugee students which seeks to combat the negative impacts of toxic stress on children and young people and the focus of this course. The concepts you read about in this unit underpin the whole of this course and be relevant to each future unit you work through.

You reviewed various tools and resources and completed tasks to strengthen your understanding of trauma. And you finished this unit with an overview of individual and collective trauma and guidance on how to look after your own mental wellbeing while working with people impacted by trauma.

You will now move to Unit 2 – Working towards healing.

But before you do this, please complete a short multiple-choice quiz to solidify your learning.

Moving on

 

When you are ready, you can move on to Unit 1 Quiz.

 

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Educator wellbeing and impacts