Recorded on May 28, 2024. This two-hour awareness training by Dr. Imad Zaheer will be a brief exposure to a Systems Approach to TraumaInformed Practices. With an increase in awareness of trauma and its impact on individuals and communities, trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly popular. A cornerstone of this approach is to develop a trauma-informed lens for everyone that looks to prevent challenges such as re-traumatization and misunderstanding of behavioral challenges as defiance. A tiered approach to trauma informed practices extends this approach to ensure that trauma related needs are met across the full continuum of needs, from universal supports that everyone can benefit from (tier 1) to advanced, therapeutic supports (tier 2 & 3) for those that have more intensive and individualized needs. This training will highlight how we can create multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) that are trauma informed to better meet trauma related needs, from prevention to intervention.