Takeaways:
- Dissociation is a survival mechanism that people use when there is a need to escape a scary, stressful or violent situation.
- Dissociation can look like reduced awareness, intrusive thought/feelings, divided attention, trance, identity confusion, depersonalization, among others.
- The Dorsal vagal collapse is when kids are not breathing, shut down, not reachable, eyes dead, and no energy.
Reflection:
Knowing the ways in which kids show dissociation can help us to detect them and do something to actually help them. Many times we just think that being distracted is a personality trait,but not necessarily. When we notice own of our students being dissociated, we need to do something. We as teachers can help our students in that moment by taking them to a quieter or safer place for them and letting them know that they are not alone, so they can be calm again.
Activity in class:
We draw a body and we had to color how we feel in each part of our body. We also had to draw our personal space around us and write who has our back. We also had to draw something that is coming out of us, I draw flowers.
References
Wallace, K. (2021). Self-regulation social skills- Trauma Responses. [pdf].
Wallace, K. & Lewis, P.J. Chapter 4: Trauma Informed Schools and Teaching. In Trauma informed teaching through play art narrative (PAN) Boston, MA: Brill/Sense.
Took Self-Care Test (see on section "Tests and Quizzes")
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