Trauma-Informed Practice in Montessori Classrooms

This book provides important historical and contemporary evidence of the potential for Montessori schools to act as 'healing' environments for children and young people, showing how authentic Montessori schools already have the infrastructure to promote and embed trauma-informed practice (TIP) in their classrooms.

Bernadette Phillips is based at Maynooth University, Ireland, and has authored several titles on Montessori, trauma, and trauma-informed practice (TIP). Catriona O'Toole is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Professor at Maynooth University Department of Education. Sinéad McGilloway is a Professor of Family and Community Mental Health and Founder Director of the Centre for Mental Health and Community Research at Maynooth University in Ireland. Stephen Phillips is an Independent Researcher who has co-authored four books on Montessori and human development.

Introduction Part 1: Montessori's early "healing" schools Chapter 1: Maria Montessori: a pioneer in child mental health and trauma-informed pedagogy Chapter 2: Devising a "healing" approach Part 2: Trauma Chapter 3: What is trauma? Chapter 4: The effects of trauma on emotional, social, and cognitive functioning Chapter 5: The prevalence and causes of trauma - the ACE Study Part 3: Trauma-informed practice Chapter 6: What is trauma-informed practice? Chapter 7: Trauma-informed practice in education Part 4: Contemporary Montessori schools and trauma-informed practice Chapter 8: How the six TIP principles are incorporated into Montessori schools Chapter 9: How the four TIP assumptions can be incorporated into Montessori schools Chapter 10: How contemporary Montessori schools can help trauma-affected children Conclusion