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@karenraycosta

Low attendance is understandable as we continue to recover from a global disaster while simultaneously experiencing repeated impacts/surges.

We have to design/adapt for this reality. Not for the fantasy of “back to normal.”

#HigherEd
#TraumaAware

https://twitter.com/GillyWhite8/status/1509555832031088644

collective trauma: “a cataclysmic event that shatters the basic fabric of society”

#HigherEd

karenraycosta.medium.com/is-covid-a-col…

Faculty, staff, and students should not be left in the wind like this to wonder why this is happening. It’s infuriating tbh, and #HigherEd continues to be its own worst enemy.

We have to prioritize well-being and talk about trauma.

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OUT OF OFFICE Karen Costa (she/her)

@karenraycosta

I'm doing some research this morning on long-term collective traumas...

So many people are saying to me that they feel like they're at a breaking point, along with everyone around them. That they feel worse, not better. I thought this @insidehighered piece captured this really well (thank you students).

insidehighered.com/advice/2021/11…

@insidehighered This idea that while we're managing individual crises, that everyone around us seems to be too. The whole of this is greater than the sum of its parts. What do we know about collective traumas that can guide us through this?

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OUT OF OFFICE Karen Costa (she/her)

@karenraycosta

"Everyone is on the verge of a breakdown."

#HigherEd
#TraumaAware

insidehighered.com/advice/2021/11…

"But now it’s just expected and understood: everyone is just one minor event away from snapping. COVID scares can trigger existential crises and then ripple effects. Why ask each other “How are you?” when nothing has changed in almost two years?"

#HigherEd
#TraumaAware

"Learning has become a chore rather than a fulfilling process."

Point of clarification: Formal learning in a classroom? The human brain is always learning, whether at college or not.

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Karen Costa

@karenraycosta

What is everyone planning in their courses for election week? How will we take care of ourselves, each other, and our learners? Let's brainstorm and crowdsource ideas?

#HigherEd
#AcademicChatter

I'll share my two cents from the standpoint of #traumaaware teaching, diminished executive functions, and severe stress/overwhelm...

Reduce uncertainty. Create a simple plan for election week, and start gently communicating it as soon as you can. Let students know what they can expect.

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Karen Costa

@karenraycosta

A trauma-aware teaching thread.

Let's start here, with particular attention to principle 5: choice, empowerment, and voice.

#HigherEd
#AcademicChatter
#TraumaAware

cdc.gov/cpr/infographi…

I'm also going to weave this in. Remember, we are educators, not counselors. Boundaries are a really important part of this work, for ourselves and our learners.

#HigherEd
#AcademicChatter
#TraumaAware

Being a trauma-aware educator means recognizing that trauma is in our classrooms. It's in our students and in us. It was there before COVID, it's here now, and it will be here in the future.

#HigherEd
#AcademicChatter
#TraumaAware

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Karen Costa

@karenraycosta

I want to say a quick thing about pre-course surveys from a #traumaaware perspective. I think they are a great way to connect. AND. Please do not phrase them in such a way that students will feel required to share their stories and trauma with you...

#HigherEd
#OnlineLearning

I think it's okay to say "Is there anything that you'd like me to know so that I can best support you in this class?"

I don't think it's okay to say, "Tell me what challenges you are facing this term."

See the difference?

#HigherEd
#TraumaAware

You can also add a note that the survey is optional. In short, it's critical to make this a choice not a requirement. As @AlexSVenet says, we are not the trauma detectives.

#HigherEd
#TraumaAware

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Karen Costa

@karenraycosta

The @OLCToday Accelerate conference program is posted. I'll be presenting a pre-conference workshop on #HumanizingOL and a discovery session on using scope of practice to support trauma aware teaching.

#OnlineLearning
#HigherEd
#AcademicChatter

onlinelearningconsortium.org/attend-2020/ac…

The pre-conference workshop is an add-on registration. Details here: onlinelearningconsortium.org/olc-accelerate…

And here's info on the discovery session:

#traumaaware
#traumainformed

onlinelearningconsortium.org/olc-accelerate…

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Karen Costa

@karenraycosta

Had a request for some resources on #traumainformed and #traumaaware resources for #highered. Will share in a thread here.

@EWhitteck

Trauma-Informed Educational Practices (TIEPs) in Higher Education

ncfr.org/events/trauma-…

#traumainformed
#highered

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

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24313321/

#traumainformed
#highered
@janicecarello

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recovery&renewal

@recover2renew

Here's a sample of what we spoke about at #adisorder4everyone in Cumbria:

1. @medsconsult and @recover2renew read 'Cracked' by James Davies (now @CEP_UK ) when published 2013

https://twitter.com/recover2renew/status/1152166346538606592

2. @medsconsult volunteered to help to compile the #unrecognisedfacts document for 2014 launch of @CEP_UK
cepuk.org/wp-content/upl…

@medsconsult @CEP_UK 3. We have collaborated voluntarily with the @TheBMA 's Board of Science to provide real patient experiences of prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal, leading to the BMA ‘call for action’ for support for affected individuals in October 2016
bma.org.uk/collective-voi…

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