Preventing secondary traumatic stress in educators | Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
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Focus on child welfare, secondary traumatic stress and social work practice in schools.
Focus on child welfare, secondary traumatic stress and social work practice in schools.
Stephen Hydon is a teaching professor of practicum education and serves as the director of the School and Educational Settings specialization program. His interests are in secondary traumatic stress and social work practice in schools. Dr. Hydon lead the co-development of an on-line educator curriculum on secondary traumatic stress (statprogram.org), which was funded by SAMHSA. He has been a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education and has trained globally on secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, educator resilience and the evidenced based intervention, Psychological First Aid: Listen, Protect, Connect, Model, and Teach. He is a member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and the Trauma and Services Adaptation Center for Resiliency, Hope and Wellness in Schools, where he serves as the liaison to the NCTSN’s Terrorism and Disaster Network. Recently, Hydon co-wrote the new California Statewide Standards for School Social Work which will now be used for all California MSW Programs offering the credential in school social work. Dr. Hydon was recently appointed President of the American Council on School Social Work, a national association dedicated solely to the profession of school social work. Lastly, among several courses he has taught in practicum education, Hydon serves as lead of a newly developed course on threat assessment and management.
Ed.D. 2016
M.S.W. 1995
B.A. 1991
Preventing secondary traumatic stress in educators | Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
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