Drawing from their extensive experience working with schools, students, and families throughout the country, the authors

• Explain how to create a culture of safety in which everyone feels valued, important, and capable of learning.
• Describe the four areas of needâ??emotional, relational, physical, and controlâ??that drive student behaviors and show how to meet these needs with interventions framed around the new three Rs.
• Illustrate trauma-invested practices in action through real scenarios that identify students' unmet needs, examine the situation from five stakeholder perspectives, and suggest interventions to support students and their families.
• Offer opportunities to challenge your beliefs and develop deeper and different ways of thinking about your role in your students' lives.