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Responding to School Crises with Lisa Dinhofer

What are the most compassionate responses to students immediately following a traumatic situation, and how that compassion extends into the long term? Real do's and don'ts from an expert in navigating traumatic events. We're publishing this Bonus...

An episode of the The Teachers' Classroom podcast, hosted by Matt Weld, titled "Responding to School Crises with Lisa Dinhofer" was published on May 20, 2019 and runs 52 minutes.

May 20, 2019 ·52m · The Teachers' Classroom

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What are the most compassionate responses to students immediately following a traumatic situation, and how that compassion extends into the long term? Real do's and don'ts from an expert in navigating traumatic events. We're publishing this Bonus Episode in response to the uptick in student deaths we have seen in our region this season.

What are the most compassionate responses to students immediately following a traumatic situation, and how that compassion extends into the long term? Real do's and don'ts from an expert in navigating traumatic events. We're publishing this Bonus Episode in response to the uptick in student deaths we have seen in our region this season.
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