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VESi-Traumatized Child: The Effects of Stress, Trauma & Violence on Student Learning (EDV 505)

Program: VESi Online Courses

Location: VESi Online Courses (, **) - Online

Dates: On-Going (Ends Dec 31, 2024)

Location: Online

EDV 505 Esteves School of Education at Russell Sage College

This course is designed to help classroom teachers, school counselors, and other educational personnel gain strategies to reach and teach students who have been affected by stress, trauma, and/or violence. Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of stress and trauma and explore how stress, violence, and trauma affect a student's learning, cognitive brain development, and social-emotional development. The short and long term consequences of being exposed to stress, trauma, or violence, as well as the social and family causes, will be reviewed. The dynamics of domestic violence and community violence are also discussed as well as the educator's role in the intervention and prevention of violence.2 Graduate Credits.

Participants have maximum of 1 year and a minimum of two weeks to complete the course. Course materials will be sent directly from Virtual Education Software, Inc. (VESi).

Questions regarding materials should be sent to info@virtualeduc.com or call VESi (800) 313-6744

It is the responsibility of the student to check with their district and/or academic institution for applicability to a particular program and/or credit approval. There is no refund once the materials have been sent.

These are computer-based training courses and are available only in an online download.

Online Requirement:
Requires, reliable/stable high speed internet connection.

Students must obtain an overall score of 70% or higher, with no individual exam score below 50%, and successfully complete ALL writing assignments to pass the course.