Related Handout: “The Big Change” by Noelle Dean (pdf)
Emotionally Responsive Practice
COVID-19 Resources
The Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice (ERP) is continuing to work with our collaborators virtually to support school communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have also been developing resources that may be useful for teachers, caregivers, and others looking for ways to enhance the social-emotional element of their online work with children. Now, more than ever, children and teachers need social emotional support to humanize the distance learning experience and keep teacher-child connections strong and our own mental health intact.
Below is the beginning of our list of resources, which will grow each week.
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Articles
“That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief”
Harvard Business Review, March 2020“Still Scared After All These Years: Traumatic Stress Reactivated in a Time of Global Crisis”
Complex Trauma, March 2020“What Parents Can Tell Children About Coronavirus”
Southern Health, March 2020 -
Resources
ERP Resources
- Workbook for Kids Whose Schools Have Closed (pdf)
- Handout for Parents on Children’s Reactions to COVID-19 (pdf)
- Handout for Teachers Working with Developmentally Salient Themes (pdf)
- Template for Teacher-Made Book on School Closures (English)
- Template for Teacher-Made Book on School Closures (English & Spanish)
- My Mom Still Goes to Work by Noelle Dean, illustrated by Rachel Nolasco (pdf)
Additional Resources
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Children's Books
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Childhood Grief Resources
- 10 Ways to Help a Grieving Child
National Alliance for Grieving Children - Hero Toolkit
National Alliance for Grieving Children - Social Impact LIVE: Loss and Grief During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Columbia University School of Social Work - When Someone Dies: A Child-Caregiver Activity Book
National Alliance for Grieving Children
- 10 Ways to Help a Grieving Child
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Videos
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Events
Coming Back After COVID-19: Ways to Hold What Children Bring to School
by Lesley Koplow, Director, Emotionally Responsive Practice at Bank StreetThis seminar will offer participants an array of trauma-informed stepping stones to re-starting school in the shadow of COVID-19. The content will be most developmentally salient for teachers, school leaders, and school social workers in early childhood and elementary school programs.
This workshop will be presented via Zoom. Participants will receive the Zoom link after registration.
Wednesday, May 27, 1:00 – 2:30 PM | Register
Thursday, June 4, 10:00 – 11:30 AM | Register
Wednesday, June 17, 1:00 – 2:30 PM | RegisterParenting in the Time of COVID-19
A New Seminar Series for ParentsJoin us at one or all of our virtual sessions in July to support parents in helping their children navigate this confusing time. Attend the entire series or select session(s) that are relevant to you. Learn more about each session through the link below.
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Circle of Support
Stay connected to our work and to our staff throughout the 2020-21 school year! Join ERP’s Circle of Support!
- Individual teachers and school social workers can join us for a $50 membership. Individuals will receive a quarterly Emotionally Responsive Practice Tips newsletter, access to our PAWS for Pause video series for young children and their Teddy Bears who are adjusting to COVID-19 related change, and access to an online space where you can share resources with other professionals.
- School or agency membership is available for $500 and will include the above for all interested staff members as well as access to quarterly administrator support groups focusing on maintaining connection and supporting the well being of school/agency community during this extremely stressful time.
To enroll, click fill out the enrollment form below. You will then receive an Eventbrite link to use for payment. We look forward to having you with us.
For questions, please contact Lesley Koplow, Director of Emotionally Responsive Practice, at lkoplow@bankstreet.edu or 212-961-3430.