E25. How to Write Trauma Informed Practices into IEPs

The Intentional IEP Podcast

In this episode, Stephanie welcomes Nichole for an important conversation about keeping trauma informed practices in IEPs. This episode is pulled straight from the members only training vault, giving you a peek inside one of the powerful conversations usually reserved for members.

Together, they explore what it truly means to be trauma informed and why this understanding is essential in today’s classrooms. Nichole shares how shifting our reactions and responses through a trauma informed lens can make a lasting difference for students. She also explains how these practices can be written directly into IEPs to create meaningful, long term support.

Here’s what Stephanie and Nichole cover in today’s episode:

• What it means to be trauma informed in the classroom

• Why this mindset is so important for both teachers and students

• The one golden question that helps reframe reactions and responses

• How trauma informed practices can be reflected in a student’s IEP

• What changes you might see when trauma informed strategies are used consistently

• Ways educators can stay regulated and model calm for students and support staff

If this conversation helps you rethink how you write and implement IEPs, share it with another educator who could benefit from it.

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