Free Resources
Free resources for trauma-informed leadership & culture change.
Download practical guides, checklists, posters, and planning tools built for busy leaders in education, justice, government, nonprofits, and healthcare. Each resource is designed for use in real settings, such as supervision, staff meetings, onboarding, and implementation planning.
Start with one tool, use it once this week, then repeat it as a routine.
Implementation Guides & Frameworks
Implementation Jumpstart Mini-Guide
A practical starting point for trauma-informed, human-centered change without the overwhelm. This mini-guide breaks the work into seven clear steps and includes a quick-start checklist and 30-day action plan. Ideal for superintendents, directors, and leaders ready to move from intention to action.
Implementation Overview
A clear, high-level roadmap for leaders who want trauma-informed change to last beyond a single training. Includes the Chefalo Implementation Framework, the Four Phases of Organizational Development, and a realistic 18–36 month timeline. Best for executive teams, Core Teams, and implementation leads who want the big picture before moving forward.
Quizzes + Readiness Tools
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Are You Ready for More Than a Training?
A 7-question readiness quiz for leaders who want trauma-informed and human-centered change to actually stick. It takes about two minutes, surfaces where your organization actually is in the training-to-implementation process, and gives you a specific recommended next step based on your results. Designed for leaders in schools, courts, nonprofits, public agencies, and human-serving organizations.
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What's Your Next Right Step in Trauma-Informed Leadership?
You do not have to be in crisis to benefit from this. You just have to be a leader who cares about doing the work right.
This 2-minute quiz will help you identify where you are right now and match you with one or two specific tools for your next right step. No generic download dump. No shame. Just a clearer place to begin.
Courses & Learning Programs
Trauma-Informed Leadership 101: Foundations for Wellness at Work
On-demand webinar
A one-hour foundational training that introduces the essential concepts of trauma-informed leadership, what it means in practice, how chronic stress shapes team behavior and culture, and a simple implementation cycle you can start using right away. No prior knowledge required. Walk away with shared language, a clear starting framework, and a next-step pathway based on your role and goals.
Assessments & Planning Tools
Five Core Agreements Assessment Toolkit
A complete toolkit to help individuals and teams turn values into daily practice. Includes Individual and Team Assessments plus companion resources that support shared language and concrete action around the Five Core Agreements. Great for supervision, team resets, onboarding, and culture-building conversations.
An organizational assessment that helps teams evaluate how well their policies, practices, and culture align with trauma-informed values. Useful for leadership teams and implementation groups who want a structured way to prioritize changes and track progress.
Need help choosing the right download?
Start with the Five Core Agreements Toolkit or the Burnout Check-In. If you want help choosing, book a free consultation.
Team & Facilitation Tools
Community Meeting Checklist
A simple 10–15 minute ritual to build connection, trust, and emotional awareness in any setting where people gather. Includes the 3 core questions (HOW / WHAT / WHO), a quick-start checklist, trauma-informed rationale for why these questions work, and adaptation tips for schools, nonprofits, justice settings, and virtual teams.
Working Through Difference: A Reflection & Discussion Guide
A trauma-informed reflection guide that helps individuals and teams navigate difference, discomfort, and disagreement at work — without sacrificing dignity or relationship. Use it for solo reflection, 1:1 conversations, or team dialogue when difference shows up and connection matters. Designed to build distress tolerance, clearer boundaries, and the kind of regulated communication that makes belonging possible.
Training Lesson Plan Templates
Trauma-informed lesson plan templates that help facilitators design effective professional development. Includes individual and group planning tools you can reuse for staff learning and implementation sessions. Ideal for trainers, DEI leads, and Train-the-Trainer graduates.
Regulation & Grounding
5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Poster
A printable grounding tool that helps people reconnect to the present moment through the senses. Use it in offices, staff spaces, classrooms, and wellness areas to support regulation during stress, anxiety, or triggering moments. Simple, effective, and easy to use in under two minutes.
Emotional Regulation Toolkit for Work
A meeting-safe toolkit for people who lead, serve, or support others in high-demand environments. Includes 10 practical regulation techniques, a Quick Pick guide, a personal Emotional Regulation Plan, and a 14-day practice tracker to help you build consistency when it matters most.
Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Micro-Practice
A 3–5 minute grounding reset designed for helping professionals who need to regulate before (or after) a hard session, meeting, or call. Includes a step-by-step practice guide, safety and consent options so it works for any setting, and a quick reflection to carry the groundedness into your next interaction.
My Self-Care & Safety Plan
A fillable one-page plan you can use when you're stressed, overwhelmed, or in crisis to identify your warning signs and map out what actually helps. Includes 7 guided sections for daily grounding practices, coping strategies, safe people and places, and specific crisis steps—so when you need support most, you already know where to turn.
Specialty Practice
People-Centered Courtrooms Overview
A free, one-page overview for judicial professionals ready to shift how people experience their courtroom. Introduces three foundational shifts, five micro-practices you can start using today, and a side-by-side look at what changes when courtrooms are people-centered. Helpful for judges and court leaders across family, juvenile, civil, and criminal proceedings.
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Want help implementing these tools in your organization?
If you’d like support tailoring resources to your environment, building a rollout plan, or strengthening follow-through, we can help. Book a free consultation, and we’ll recommend the best next step for your leaders and teams.
Prefer to start with training? Explore Foundational Training or Leadership Development.