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Trauma and violence in the classroom: Understanding, classifying, and responding appropriately
Workshop with Ingrid Otepka
Speaker: Ingrid Otepka
Date: October 15, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Duration: 5 teaching units (online)
Language level: all levels
Key areas:
- Fundamentals of trauma and its potential effects on perception, emotion, and behavior
- Trauma as a neurobiological stress reaction: Fight, Flight, Freeze
- Link between trauma and challenging behavior in the classroom
- Proneness to violence as a possible expression of traumatization
- Pedagogical options and professional boundaries
- De-escalation, stabilization and orientation in the event of an incident
- Low-threshold, trauma-informed exercises for self-regulation
- Practical examples, exchange and transfer into one's own professional practice
Objectives: To develop a fundamental understanding of the connection between trauma, stress reactions, and challenging behavior; to learn about concrete options for de-escalating and stabilizing interventions; to reflect on one's own professional role
Ingrid Otepka is a mindfulness teacher (MBSR) and Community Resiliency Model® trainer. As a former German as a Second Language (GSL) teacher, she understands the challenges of teaching from her own experience. In workshops and lectures, she teaches practical methods to strengthen perception and confidence in teaching. She also publishes articles in academic journals.
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