EDUC 4P48 Trauma-informed education<\/a> approaches trauma from a positive psychology lens.<\/p>\n\u201cWe will look at how to build resilience and ways to minimize people\u2019s trauma-influenced reactions, whether conscious or subconscious, in educational settings,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
While this online course will equip future educators to shape inclusive learning spaces, Savage says students studying across the University can benefit from learning about trauma-informed practices and communication.<\/p>\n
Education, Savage says, happens everywhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cTraining employees in business settings, for example, is an example of education in the workplace. By using a trauma-informed approach and engaging best practices for inclusive teaching and learning, you will be able to effectively communicate your message while supporting employees,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Learning these tools will help build safe, thriving communities where people feel they can do their best and perform well, says Savage, whose background spans both education and clinical psychology.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrauma does not just occur in educational settings; it is part of our human condition. \u00a0\u00a0We can be inclusive and thoughtful in the way we are designing educational materials across all disciplines. Even parents or guardians can benefit from this kind of learning,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n
The evolution and contemporary definition of \u2018trauma\u2019 will also be explored in the course.<\/p>\n
Savage says anything that causes a feeling of powerlessness, or the feeling of losing control, can be traumatic.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will cover definitions of trauma over time. The definition has expanded, from shellshock to PTSD to complex trauma and intergenerational trauma. We need to help people learn or develop new skills, not just in school, but in professional settings everywhere,\u201d he says. “And we need to do it in ways that maximize people’s learning and minimize their trauma.”<\/p>\n
For more information on Brock\u2019s Spring\/Summer courses or to register, visit brocku.ca\/springsummer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Brock University spring course is preparing to create safe, inclusive spaces in educational settings, workplaces and everyday life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":108529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12374,40,1],"tags":[12230,32,98,8794,11305],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108526"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108526"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108528,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108526\/revisions\/108528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}