School Safety: What Works?

Joel Ristuccia, M.Ed., an educator and school psychologist, is the Director of Professional Development for the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative. Joel co-authored both volumes of Helping Traumatized Children Learn and has over 35 years of experience providing training and consultation to schools and districts. Joel played a lead role in designing and implementing TLPI’s Inquiry-Based Process to guide schools toward trauma-sensitive school culture change. He has expertise in organizational change theory as well as in the impacts of traumatic experiences on students and the creation of trauma-sensitive schools.