The Aftermath of Trauma
Trauma exposure is most prevalent among individuals aged 16-20, which aligns with the critical college years. This course is designed to help faculty and staff understand trauma’s profound impact on students’ academic, social, and emotional well-being, both during and in the post-incident phase. By equipping educators with the tools to recognize the signs of trauma, this course empowers them to create a supportive and healing environment that promotes recovery and resilience.
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Learning Objectives
- Discuss types, sources, and effects of trauma on students
- List key trauma-informed practices to support students
- Recognize secondary trauma and retraumatization in faculty and staff members
- Describe ways to manage secondary trauma
Specs
| Intended Audience | Higher Education Faculty and Staff |
| Languages | English (US), Spanish (US), Spanish (European), Spanish (Mexican), French (Canada), French (European), Arabic, Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Filipino Tagalog, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese |
| Accessibility | Audio, Video, Interactive Transcript, Closed Captions |
| Course Features | Interactive Modules, Knowledge-Checks, Assessment |
Key Questions
Trauma is the psychological response to a life event or experience that’s deeply disturbing or distressing to an individual. Though trauma is often a result of wars and natural disasters, they aren’t the only sources. It can arise from personal experience and can vary significantly from person to person.
What are the major symptoms of trauma?Trauma symptoms typically fall into four major categories: a persistent state of fear, anxiety, or unease; memory disorders; emotional dysregulation; and avoidance of intimacy.
What is PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder?PTSD is generally a mental health condition brought on by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or traumatic event. Most people who go through traumatic events may have temporary difficulty adjusting and copying. However, the chance of PTSD increases if symptoms worsen or persist over months or years.
What is secondary trauma?Secondary trauma is also known as retraumatization, and it’s common in situations where the experiences of trauma victims trigger memories of unresolved traumatic experiences in the adult who’s helping them process.
Sample Video Transcript
Trauma is also a widespread health concern. It also doesn’t target any particular race, socioeconomic status, age, gender, religion, or other classification. That’s why training in trauma-informed practices can be essential to the everyday educational setting. Faculty and staff members must understand trauma, so they know how to teach students who have experienced trauma, so they know how to teach students who have experienced trauma in their daily lives. At the same time, faculty and staff need to recognize a student needing services, identify signs and symptoms of trauma in students, and learn and incorporate strategies that will help students cope in their daily lives.
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