Integrating Mental Wellness and Trauma-Sensitive Practices into Adult ESOL

Mental health and trauma are critical yet potentially challenging topics to address in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. Learn how a community-based literacy organization has incorporated mental wellness and trauma-informed care into its family literacy and English language programming through staff and instructor trainings, guest speakers, a community resource guide, and tailored lesson plans for beginning-level ESOL. With intentionality, adult educators can create a space where all students feel safe to heal, grow, and learn.