# How teachers can help students navigate trauma

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Masterclass
- Speaker: Lisa Godwin
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_godwin_how_teachers_can_help_students_navigate_trauma)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

"To make a difference in the life of a child ... I made the commitment to tell my personal story," says educator Lisa Godwin. In this moving talk, she shares her experience of overcoming childhood trauma with the quiet, unwavering support of a teacher and school counselor -- and shows how educators can help students and families navigate hardships by sharing their own stories.

## Lectures

1. [How teachers can help students navigate trauma](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/lisa_godwin_how_teachers_can_help_students_navigate_trauma/87445e437c0e), 16 min (TED's player)