Indiana Code 20-28-5-26. Training on trauma response
(1) prepares teacher candidates to use evidence based trauma informed classroom instruction, including instruction in evidence based social emotional learning classroom practices that are conducive to supporting students who have experienced trauma that may interfere with a student’s academic functioning; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-28-5-26
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(A) IC 20-30-5-5.
(B) IC 20-30-5-6.
(C) IC 20-30-5-13.
(D) IC 20-30-5-17.
(E) IC 20-34-3-21.
(F) IC 20-34-9.
(b) The teacher preparation program shall consider using curricula that includes:
(1) training on evidence based social emotional learning classroom practices that are consistent with the state’s social emotional learning competencies established by the department;
(2) training on recognizing possible signs of social, emotional, and behavioral reactions to trauma;
(3) training on the potential impacts of trauma;
(4) strategies for recognizing the signs and symptoms of trauma;
(5) practical recommendations for running a trauma informed classroom; and
(6) approaches for avoiding revictimization in schools.
As added by P.L.124-2020, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.96-2021, SEC.4.