The New Normal That Never Happened: Faculty and Students Navigating Through Collective and Shared Trauma
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The New Normal That Never Happened: Faculty and Students Navigating Through Collective and Shared TraumaDate
July 21, 2023Metadata
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This article explores our experiences as four social work professionals in higher education during COVID-19. Utilizing the lens of collective, cultural, and shared trauma, we reflect on our experiences as academic educators, field educators, and academic administrators across three institutions. Our perspectives and responses from a large public institution, small private religious institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and a Primarily White Institution are shared. We highlight the role of trauma-informed teaching in supporting students, staff, and faculty to explore approaches to promote professional post-traumatic growth outcomes.Publisher
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