Transformative Principal

Safety. Connection. Learning. with Teri Barila Transformative Principal 177 You ain’t getting to learning until that student is regulated Building adult skills to support trauma-impacted youth with Teri Barila Transformative Principal 178 Resilience - #1 strategy attachment to a caring adult. Nurturance is reparative and restorative Teri Barila is the Children’s Resilience Initiative Director. Toxic Stress impacts our brain development and architecture Brain developed to protect that individual. When you feel threatened, you go to that brain stem. How we look at behavior from a different lens. It’s not what’s wrong with this person What has this person experienced that I can manage to support him or her. Regulatory skills needed for kids. Body already understands that you are being threatened. Body shuts down all other functions to be supportive. Use the same response systems as a child. Understanding our brain architecture. Language centers are disconnected when they are in stress. Provide opportunities to