Trauma-Invested Teaching Practices and Policies, Professional Certificate

Program Overview

School personnel and teachers play a central role in children’s lives and are uniquely positioned to identify and respond to students’ trauma symptomology and needs.

The Cato College of Education has partnered with UNC Charlotte Continuing Education to offer the Trauma-Invested Teaching Practices and Polices Certificate program to help increase awareness and competence in trauma-responsive instruction, policy, and school culture for teachers, administrators, counselors, social workers, principals, and other support personnel.

This online, asynchronous, self-paced certificate consists of three self-paced, online modules and is aligned with DPI General and Literacy Standards.

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  • Delivery
    Online
  • Duration
    15 Instructional Hours
  • Admits
    Fall & Spring

Ready to transform your teaching approach? Enroll in UNC Charlotte’s Trauma-Invested Teaching Practices and Policies Professional Certificate today and become a catalyst for change in your classroom.

What Our Participants Say

The Trauma-Invested Teaching Practices and Policies course helps educators understand the effect of trauma on student behaviors and learning through engaging activities and readings. Dr. Opiola has selected articles and research on the topic of trauma and education that help the educator think deeply about their own practices and the policies in their schools to go beyond “trauma-informed” to becoming “trauma-invested”. This course is essential learning for anyone who wants to create a safe learning environment where students have the best chance at success.

Erin Messmer, M.Ed., School Counselor, AL Brown High School, Kannapolis City Schools

This course went more in-depth and reinforced previous information I had learned. My school district has been trying to bring in more mental health professionals and more training focused on trauma ever since COVID. Those pieces of training barely scratched the surface of trauma-invested teaching. This class held a lot of information for me and I cannot wait to continue my learning in trauma in order to better serve my students and community.

Jordan Brock
Program Cost

Registration Fee: $300.00

Schools or employers who would like to enroll several employees within a section may be eligible for a bulk discount for registration.

To qualify, enrollment of employees must be made in one transaction.  Please contact (704) 687-8900 to enroll.

15-100 students: 15% discount

101+ students: 30% discount

Additional Information

Topics Covered in the Trauma-Invested Teaching Practices and Policies Professional Certificate:

  • Foundations of Trauma-Invested Teaching
  • Trauma-Invested Classroom Management
  • Trauma-Invested School Culture, Practices, and Policies

In the Foundations of Trauma-Invested Teaching, an introductory/foundational course, participants will learn the impact of trauma on students across the lifespan as well as the creation of trauma-invested schools.

For the second course, Trauma-Invested Classroom Management and Student Supports, participants will learn the key factors to create classroom practices that help students overcome trauma-related challenges.

For the final course, Creating Trauma-Invested School Culture, Practices, and Policies, participants will expand their knowledge of trauma by creating educational practices and policies that build trauma-invested classrooms and school culture.

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