Today, Erica Young joins the TTE classroom. She’s an award-winning practitioner in the restorative classroom: a therapeutic environment designed for students with severe social-emotional needs. She tells the story of Helen, a withdrawn student who “came back to life” as a result of Erica’s strategies — none of which are based on disciplinary measures.
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We discuss:
The Restorative Classroom: Moving away from traditional discipline to a therapeutic environment
Psychodynamics: Why standard reward systems often fail students with deep-seated trauma and how empathic attunement offers a better path
Teacher Strategies: A breakdown of complex psychoanalytic concepts such as metabolizing feelings and projective identification
Preventing Burnout: How providing teachers with theoretical training and collaborative, supportive spaces can save careers and student results
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Credits
Founder and Host: Betsy Burris
Producer: Jullian Androkae of PodVision
Music: Thom Burris/Jabbering Trout
