About STAT
STAT is designed to help educators understand secondary traumatic stress (STS) and to provide ways to mitigate its effects using self-care techniques and a variety of helpful resources. STS is a condition that suggests individuals who work with individuals exposed to trauma, particularly vulnerable populations like children and adolescents, can become susceptible to such experiences as avoidance, isolation, sleep disturbances, relationship disruption, and arousal.
This curriculum allows participants to engage in a range of learning exercises, explore scenarios that highlight the impact of STS, listen to teachers describe their experiences with STS, and complete self-assessment scales that can measure and track STS levels over time. The course also covers strategies that districts, schools, and educators can use to prevent STS.
STAT brings much-needed attention and understanding of secondary trauma to the field of preK–12 education.
STAT is available both online and in person
Developed through an academic-community partnership, STAT draws from existing evidence around STS as well as the real-world realities of educators. An early evaluation demonstrated that the STAT intervention improved educators’ knowledge about STS.
STAT users will gain a basic understanding of STS and learn to differentiate between trauma and stress. Users will learn the common signs and risk factors associated with STS, and they will learn how to assess their personal level of STS as well as how it may be affecting various aspects of their lives.
No prior training is required to take STAT. The STAT curriculum is appropriate for any adult who interacts with students on a school campus.
A live 4-hour in-service is available for schools and districts. The on-demand STAT course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and can be taken at the user’s own pace.
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Access STAT
STAT accounts provide access to the online course. Fees cover server and technical support costs and are not used for profit.
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