PICS & Trauma-Informed Reentry Teaching Toolkit for Social Work Educators

The PICS & Trauma-Informed Reentry Teaching Toolkit for Social Work Educators is a practical, educator-created resource designed to help BSW and MSW instructors, field educators, nonprofit trainers, and service providers teach about post-incarceration syndrome (PICS), incarceration-related trauma, reentry, and responsive social-work practice.

Inside this toolkit, you will receive:

• A ready-to-use lesson plan for a 60–90 minute class or training

• A clear overview of PICS and incarceration-related trauma

• Trauma-informed discussion questions and reflection prompts

• Composite reentry case studies for classroom or staff-training use

• A PowerPoint presentation with facilitator notes

• A brief knowledge check or student activity

• Content-note and discussion-agreement templates

• A curated reentry, trauma, and justice-impacted resource list
  

Ideal for: BSW/MSW faculty, social-work students, field instructors, behavioral-health professionals, nonprofit staff, reentry-service providers, and justice-focused educators.

Educational use only. This resource does not provide clinical diagnosis, legal advice, or a substitute for supervision, consultation, or mental-health treatment.