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Mrs. Szczecinski from Evanston, IL is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Professional development

Meeting Their Needs: Becoming a Trauma and Crisis Management Specialist

I need training to become a Trauma and Crisis Management Specialist.

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My Students

Our school is a therapeutic day school program whose task is to provide emotional support and academic opportunities to children who have been unable to succeed in community school settings due to emotional, learning, and behavioral difficulties.

The majority of our students live at a residential children's home and are wards of the state.

Our school runs as a trauma-informed program, aiming to help our students grow from their pasts and learn how to cope in effective ways. Despite the challenges that our students face, they are incredible children. Their resiliency, love for learning, and curiosity are truly inspiring.

I strive to make my classroom a welcoming and safe community and to help my students explore learning and grow into independent and productive citizens.

My Project

Forty-six million children witness violence, crime, physical and psychological abuse every year in the United States (Listenbee et al., 2012). A study from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) found that one out of every four children attending school has been exposed to a traumatic event that can affect learning and/or behavior.

My students attend our school because of their challenging behavior, which we have found is a direct correlation of their adverse childhood experiences, or trauma.

This training is extensive but will teach me so much about the needs of my students and how I can best meet them.

I would love to use this training to not only better meet the unique needs of my students, but teach my colleagues so I can, in turn, empower our entire school community.

Mrs. Szczecinski Rice Education Center Grades 3-5

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Evanston, IL View local requests

More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

5 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Trauma and Crisis Management Specialist Training • American School Counselor Association $249.00 1 $249.00

Materials cost

$249.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$282.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.90

Total project goal

$332.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $332.64

1 Donor

-$332.64

Donations toward project cost

-$282.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.90

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