ERIC Number: EJ1474164
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4845
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". . . We're Not Doing Enough:" Trauma-Informed Care in an Early Childhood Special Education Center
Mia Chudzik1; Catherine Corr1; Rosa Milagros Santos1
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v45 n1 p43-55 2025
Young children with disabilities experience trauma at high rates. To mitigate and address the negative effects of trauma on young children's development, systematic implementation of trauma-informed care is needed. In schools, it is important that all staff members at every level are trained to implement trauma-informed care. In this qualitative study, we explored the experiences of ECSE professionals in one U.S. center, including administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, and related service providers, as they planned and implemented trauma-informed care. We used Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory to guide the design of the study. Our findings suggest that ECSE professionals are impacted by factors at the micro-, meso-, exo-, and macrosystem level of the environment, which influenced the extent to which they were able to successfully implement trauma-informed care.
Descriptors: Trauma Informed Approach, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Child Care Centers, Young Children, Students with Disabilities, Early Childhood Teachers, Planning, Program Implementation, Teacher Education, Training
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA