Category: Supporting Schools and Students Through Community Trauma

Matthew J. Bowerman, EdD

5 Priorities for Healing-Centered Leadership 

For more than a decade, trauma-informed practices have helped educators better understand how adversity shapes student wellness, behavior, and learning; this shift has been essential. Yet for many K-12 school principals, it is no longer sufficient. Trauma-informed approaches are largely reactive—focused on responding once harm has occurred. Healing-centered leadership moves further upstream, intentionally cultivating environments where students and adults experience […]