Erin Young, a veteran CPS special educator and "teacher advocate" tells me about the realities in today's classrooms, from secondary trauma, staffing shortages, and the importance of prioritizing and being assertive to prevent burnout.
Need to be connected to support? Contact me and we'll connect you to groups for special ed teachers or for parents.
Email: kaycee@reorientedadvocacy.com My website: www.reorientedadvocacy.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/reorientedadvocacy Links: Edweek.org article on Special Education Teacher Shortage (Dec 2018) Secondary Traumatic Stress and Self Care Packet Harvard Grad School of Ed article: Helping Teachers Manage the Weight of Trauma (9/2018) Ross Greene (again, I told you!) Lives in the Balance/Collaborative practice for behavior challenges
