Benefits of the model

The black butterfly model benefits students by:

• Supporting and improving student wellbeing and mental health
• Creating a safe learning environment that supports healing and recovery
• Increasing access to the curriculum and academic success
• Focusing on social and emotional learning that builds life-long skills
• Reducing problematic behaviour in the classroom
• Providing trauma-affected students with compassionate responses to their behaviour
• Implementing effective, supportive and restorative interventions

The black butterfly model benefits teachers by:

• Building their capacity and equipping them with the necessary knowledge and skill to effectively teach and support trauma-affected students
• Providing cost-effective, time efficient and low maintenance trauma-informed strategies that support trauma-affected students without overburdening teachers
• Reducing problematic behaviour in the classroom that teachers may be struggling to cope with
• Providing preventative strategies in addition to responsive models that may already be in place
• Considering the mental health and wellbeing of educators working with trauma-affected students
• Safeguarding against burnout and vicarious trauma
• Implementing a range of preventative strategies at school level to support teacher wellbeing
• Creating a safe environment and supportive culture for school staff