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Applying Trauma-Sensitive Practices in School Counseling is an essential text for school counselors who need the research, knowledge, and skills to intervene and positively impact the educational outcomes for students with trauma. This practice-based guide begins with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Through case studies and current research, school counselors will learn how trauma effects brain development, social-emotional development, behavior, and academic learning for children and adolescents. The research in the first section leads to a variety of trauma-sensitive strategies for school counselors in the second section. Included are trauma-sensitive programs that school counselors can implement school-wide, along with tools and strategies school counselors can apply in personal practice. Case studies of students with ACEs who improved behaviorally or academically due to school counseling interventions demonstrate the effectiveness of the tools offered in the text. With up-to-date information about chronic stress in childhood and practical strategies that can be adapted and implemented, this guidebook is crucial for school counselors, especially those who support students with ACEs.

This study aims to examine the associations between child maltreatment (physical and psychological neglect and abuse), dysfunctional family environment (inter-parental violence, parental substance abuse), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and children’s bullying perpetration, and the potential mediating effect of PTSD in the associations. We collected data using a self-report questionnaire with a nation-wide, proportionately stratified random sample of 6233 fourth-grade students in Taiwan. We performed hierarchical regression analysis and mediation analysis to test the research hypotheses. The results indicate that parental substance abuse, physical and psychological neglect, physical and psychological abuse, witness of inter-parental violence, and PTSD are positively associated with child bullying (p < .001), after controlling for gender. These variables, referred to as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), explain 23% of the variance, and the results are statistically significant. PTSD fully mediated the relationship between psychological neglect and child bullying and partially mediated the associations between other ACE variables and child bullying. Children with higher levels of bullying perpetration reported more family violence and neglect at home and parental substance abuse problems. These ACEs also indirectly affect child bullying through PTSD. Among school-age children in Taiwan, children who had these adverse experiences were more likely to have PTSD symptoms, which in turn can lead to externalizing problems that increase the risk of exhibiting bullying perpetration toward others. In addition to behavioral modeling and corrections as strategies to combat bullying in schools, prevention and intervention efforts should address and screen for ACEs and tackle psychological problems.

Background: Seeking Safety (SS) is an evidence-based intervention that benefits patients living with co-occurring PTSD and SUD. Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY) has been found to be another beneficial treatment for this patient population. In this study, we examine the feasibility of implementing both SS and TSY within a residential addiction treatment program to support this patient population. Methods: We conducted a qualitative prospective evaluation at the Jubilee Treatment Centre in Timmins Ontario from March 2023 to October 2023. Staff members of this center delivered the SS intervention and the TSY was delivered virtually by a certified yoga teacher to the participants. The data sources included patient data, focus groups, and treatment satisfaction surveys to evaluate the effect of this blended intervention on study participants and program staff. A descriptive statistical analysis as well a thematic analysis was conducted to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data, respectively. Results: A total of 45 individuals, participated in this 6-month-long intervention. The average age of the participants was 37.88. 84.44% of participants experienced mental health problems in the last 90 days, and 80% used substances in the last 90 days. The paired t-test analysis indicated a significant difference in Trauma Symptoms Checklist 40 scores before and after the intervention. Conclusion: This study provided valuable insights into participants’ experiences of participating in this innovative intervention. The finding can benefit future researchers who seek to implement similar programs to support individuals with PTSD and SUD.