An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Teachers’ Lived Experiences of Working with Traumatised Children in the Classroom

Frearson, Antoinette and Duncan, Mandy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8470-4114 (2024) An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Teachers’ Lived Experiences of Working with Traumatised Children in the Classroom. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 17 (2). pp. 1-16. ISSN 1936-1521 Online: 1936-153X

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Abstract

This study illuminates teachers’ lived experiences of working with traumatised children in school environments. Children who experience trauma display a range of behaviours in the classroom which impact on attainment and outcomes. Dealing with childhood trauma in the classroom is challenging and brings risks to teachers’ mental health including secondary traumatic stress and burnout. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was employed to understand the lived experiences of teachers working with traumatised children in the classroom. Findings from in-depth semi-structured interviews with six teachers indicate that teachers increasingly support traumatised children in the classroom but there is a need for targeted trauma-informed training and effective support from senior management to support teachers’ mental health and wellbeing.

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