# Supporting Students and Staff After COVID-19  
Your Trauma-Sensitive Back-to-School Transition Plan

[Jen Alexander, M.A., NCC, SB-RPT](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=161507&Name=Jen+Alexander,M.A.,%20NCC)  
When schools reopen after COVID-19 closures, your school will need a compassionate, intentional, trauma-sensitive plan for easing the back-to-school transition. That’s what you’ll find in this practical, reader-friendly new ebook from acclaimed trauma expert Jen Alexander.

## Discover How To:  
- **Apply the four essentials** of trauma-sensitive schools to your transition planning  
- **Facilitate team discussions** and **professional development sessions** to prepare for the “new normal”  
- **Gather critical input from families** about their concerns, experiences, and needs  
- **Address the specific challenges of school reopenings,** including separation anxiety, elevated stress, safety fears, the need to feel in control, and sensory overload after months of isolation and remote learning  
- **Notice and meet needs**: both your own and those of students and their families  
- **Help students develop social-emotional skills** to navigate the transition back to school (four lessons and extension activities included!)  
- **Commit to examining and disrupting systemic inequities** that affect children and families who have often been marginalized  
- **Make a plan for self-care** and maintain a healthier work–life balance

## Practical Materials  
In addition to the activities, games, and social-emotional lessons in the book, you’ll get more than 50 downloadable resources, including journal pages, handouts, activities, planning forms, posters, and professional development PowerPoint slides.

## Author  
[Jen Alexander M.A., NCC](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=161507&Name=Jen+Alexander+M.A.%2c+NCC)

## Free Webinars  
- [Prioritizing Student and Staff Well-Being](https://home.edweb.net/webinar/positive20210830/)  
- [Help for Stressed Educators During COVID-19](https://home.edweb.net/webinar/inclusiveeducation20200831/)  
- [Trauma-Sensitive Student Support During School Closures Webinar](/content/resource-library/trauma-sensitive-student-support-webinar/index.html)  
- [Supporting Stressed Students During COVID-19](/content/resource-library/supporting-stressed-students-during-covid-19-meeting-childrens-needs-schools-reopen/index.html)

## Reviews  
**Amy Hanken, M.Ed.,** Special Education Supervisor, Heartland Area Education Agency - August 31, 2020  
“Jen Alexander’s words reach through the pages to support readers—not only for our heads to plan but also for our hearts to support; and help one another heal after a collectively traumatic experience.”

**Julie Beem, MBA,** Executive Director, Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc. - August 27, 2020  
“This book highlights that being trauma-sensitive IS the bedrock of how we navigate the challenges of this extraordinary school year.”

**Dyane Carrere, M.Ed.,** Trauma Consultant and Staff Developer - August 27, 2020  
“Provides both big-picture understandings regarding stress and trauma as well as explicit guidance for addressing the emotional well-being of everyone in the school community.”

## Additional Resources  
- Over 50 downloadable resources, including:  
  - Journal pages  
  - Handouts  
  - Activities  
  - Planning forms  
  - Posters  
  - Professional development PowerPoint slides

Visit the [Download Hub](https://downloads.brookespublishing.com/resource/supporting-students-and-staff-after-covid-19/) for a preview of what's available.