Trauma-informed pedagogy

Two heads with the words- space, predictability, perspective, recalibration, attribution, reciprocity, support and choice written on them.

Kindess and compassion

The events that we have been collectively experiencing have had adverse economic, social, and emotional effects. This is particularly true for our students. Trauma-informed pedagogy explains how trauma can impact our students and offers strategies for how to help our students navigate these turbulent waters.

The Silver School of Social Work was founded in 1960, and its students currently provide approximately 650,000 hours of service to vulnerable individuals and families each year.

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Webinar

by Dr. Mays Imad from Pima Community College

Accompanying Slides:

Trauma-Informed Pedagogy.pdf

Trauma-Informed Learning.pdf

10 strategies to support students and help them learn during the coronavirus crisis (opinion)Mays Imad offers 10 teaching strategies to support students and help them continue to learn during this time of uncertainty.

Additional Resources

Trauma Informed Practices in Postsecondary Education report

Blog: What Trauma Looks like in College Aged Students and Adult Learners

Practicing What we Teach: Trauma-Informed Educational Practice

Potentially Perilous Pedagogies: Teaching Trauma Is Not the Same as Trauma-Informed Teaching

Van der Kolk, B. A. (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. Penguin Books.

Janice Carello, Trauma-Informed Teaching and Learning

The Missouri Model: A Developmental Framework for Trauma-Informed Approaches.

Seligman, M. E. (2018). The Hope Circuit: A Psychologist’s Journey from Helplessness to Optimism. Hachette UK.

Our students are struggling with a whole host of new or exacerbated challenges as a result of this pandemic. Ask them how they're doing and try to support them through this challenging time with kindness and compassion.

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