A Roadmap for Trauma-Informed Practice Integration in Teacher Preparation Content

With the continued interest in trauma-informed practice (TIP) knowledge at the P-12 level, it has become imperative to consider the role of teacher preparation programs in providing this crucial knowledge to preservice educators. The TIP program at Mountain U (pseudonym) School of Education (SOE) is working to increase the current TIP knowledge of preservice teachers so that they are ready to implement TIP from the beginning of their careers. This paper adds to the trauma-informed literature in teacher preparation by describing the TIP initiative at Mountain U. It provides a roadmap for schools and departments that want to undertake this endeavor and explains each step in the roadmap. This roadmap is a three-pronged approach that includes capacity building, individual course integration, and departmental integration through creative, flexible, and patient TIP support.