
The Mirage Behind Trauma-Informed, SEL, Mindfulness, & PBIS Programs and Frameworks: Why Schools are Wasting Money, Time, and Training on Unproven Programs to Solve Students’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Needs
NEW PUBLICATION SPECIAL: $14.95 (Discounted from $29.95) by Dr. Howie Knoff NEW: April, 2021 Electronic Book (Delivered via Download) All Monograph Updates Received Free 377 pages We have known for decades that between 25-40% of all students need mental health services during their school careers. And yet, with the recent pandemic, there are reports of even more students experiencing higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma than ever before. Unfortunately, in the rush to help students, many schools have fallen prey to “old” stories of programs, interventions, and frameworks that, while heavily promoted, do not have the objective research to demonstrate their sustained effectiveness. This includes trauma-informed school programs, mindfulness interventions, and the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) frameworks. This monograph organizes over 25 published Blogs that critique the programs above, providing cl