Psychology

Trauma-Informed Pedagogy During Times of Crisis: Creating Learning Environments, Space for Self-Care, and Time for Reflection and Action

Volume 1 | June 6, 2022

Theme: Pedagogy

Discipline: Psychology, Theology

Trauma-Responsive Pedagogy: Building Resilience and Academic Tenacity in Students

Volume 1 | June 6, 2022

Theme: Pedagogy

Discipline: Psychology, Theology

Many students face significant hardships, potentially leading to trauma. These challenges have the potential to derail them and keep them from fulfilling their dreams of completing a college education. While many challenges that students face are beyond our control, responding to them in a trauma-informed manner is not. Trauma-responsive pedagogy means that we adapt our teaching to support the well-being and success of…

Caring for Faculty During Times of Trauma

Volume 1 | June 6, 2022

Theme: Pedagogy, Vocation

Discipline: Psychology, Theology

The last year prompted faculty to recognize that, when thinking about trauma-informed care, we not only need to be aware of the trauma that students are experiencing; faculty are also experiencing trauma in ways that we need to address. It might not always be acute trauma, such as losing a loved one. Certainly, faculty are…

A Brief Introduction to Trauma-Informed Pedagogy

Volume 1 | June 6, 2022

Theme: Pedagogy

Discipline: Psychology, Theology

In a recent article, Graduate Theological Union professor Jennifer Davidson described an experience that many who have been teaching over the past two years will readily recognize: I felt exhausted, disconnected, numb, and hopeless. I remember the difficulty of slogging into the classroom to teach . . . even though the classroom is one the…