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    Jun 07, 2025  
Missouri Baptist University 2025-2026 Catalog 
    
Missouri Baptist University 2025-2026 Catalog
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EDTR 413/513 - Trauma Informed Classroom I


Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Semester Hours: Three
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and understand the behaviors associated with childhood trauma and teaches students trauma-informed practices necessary for preparing a PK-12 school environment designed to empathetically support the needs of children and families impacted by trauma. Topics covered include the prevalence of trauma, the neuropsychological development of children impacted by trauma, the psychological, physiological, and social-emotional impact of trauma on children and systems of care, and methods for integrating evidence-based trauma informed practices into PK-12 school communities for the purpose of supporting children who have experienced trauma through socio-emotional learning. This course also teaches the significance of supporting families of trauma impacted children in their efforts to access and utilize community-based mental health services designed for children and families impacted by trauma.
Note: Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete all graduate course requirements.

Prerequisite(s): EDPS 313 , EDPS 453/553 , and Admission to the Teacher Education Program or enrollment in one of the following programs: Certificate in Trauma Informed Education   , Graduate Certificate in Trauma Informed Education , or Trauma Informed Education: MSE .
Corequisite(s): For initial teacher certification candidates: Student Teaching Experience or CPL Student Teaching MEES Evaluation. Students accepted into the SOTE Spartan Academy may take this course concurrently with EDCL 411/511 . Students who are approved as eligible for credit for prior learning for the full 16 weeks of student teaching may take this course concurrently with EDCL 410/510 . Students who are approved as eligible for credit for prior learning for less than 16 weeks of student teaching may take this course concurrently with EDUC 401  with permission from the Associate Dean of the School of Teacher Education or the Dean of the College of Education. 



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