Outline of the state of Louisiana
State
Louisiana
Encouraged

Category
Professional Development for Trauma

Category
Professional Development for Trauma

State law encourages districts to provide professional development for school personnel on trauma-informed practices.

Louisiana Administrative Code 28 CXV 1127. Preventive Programs

D. Teachers, school counselors, principals and certain other school administrators in public elementary and secondary schools shall receive two hours of annual in-service training in suicide prevention. The training shall address the following:

  1. increasing awareness of risk factors, including, but not limited to the following: a. mental health and substance abuse conditions; b. childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma; c. potential causes of stress, such as bullying, harassment, and relationship problems; d. secondary trauma from a suicide or sensationalized or graphic accounts of suicide in media; and e. history of suicide attempts and related family history.
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Regulation

Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:437.1. Suicide Prevention.

B. (1) The board shall adopt rules to require that all public and approved nonpublic school teachers, school counselors, and principals and, as determined by the board, other school administrators for whom such training is deemed beneficial participate annually in at least two hours of in-service training in suicide prevention. Such rules shall include provisions permitting such training to be provided by self-review of suitable materials. (2) The training shall address the following: (a) Increasing awareness of risk factors including but not limited to the following: (i) Mental health and substance abuse conditions. (ii) Childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma. (iii) Potential causes of stress, such as bullying, harassment, and relationship problems. (iv) Secondary trauma from a suicide or sensationalized or graphic accounts of suicide in media. (v) History of suicide attempts and related family history.

Policy Type
Statute