Trauma in Schools #18 — Visioning to Address Trauma Through Mindfulness
Kahlil Kuykendall — adjunct professor at George Washington University in the Milken Institute School of Public Health and a Mindfulness Educator with the Montgomery County School District
Dr. Christine Mason — Executive Director, Center for Educational Improvement; author
Our guests
Kahlil Kuykendall is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University in the Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is also a Mindfulness Educator with the Montgomery County School District. Kahlil has worked in Africa, India, and Asia and has extensive experience designing program evaluations that incorporate youth voice. She has coached educators, youth workers, college volunteers, interns, and graduate students to create and implement curricula for young people.
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Dr. Christine Mason Executive Director, Center for Educational Improvement; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine, Program for Recovery and Community Health; Chief Advisor, Childhood-Trauma Learning Collaborative; New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. Dr. Mason is also the co-author of a number of books, notably Visioning Onward and Compassionate School Practices.
The Takeaway
Through self-care and positive self-talk, we can initiate healing in children who have endured trauma . Actively teaching these skills in the classroom often brings purpose and autonomy to students, growing the whole child, not just parts of them. The development of these skills needs to be accounted for in a comprehensive vision for addressing trauma.
As you listen
How is visioning different than planning and why might visioning be particularly useful to educators right now?
How did Kahlil apply some of what she learned through visioning and listening in her trauma-related work in Africa to her work with students in Maryland?
Why might self-care be critical in our work in schools?
How might mindfulness help with educating the whole child?
In her own words
How can we help students get ready for learning?
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