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A Culture of Healing: Practical Steps to Support Students and Educators in the Face of Collective and Individual Trauma
Aurelia Ortiz (Virginia Department of Education, USA), Maia K. Johnson (Chesterfield County Public Schools, USA), and Pascal P. Barreau (Virginia State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 30
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7016-6.ch008
Abstract
The authors of this chapter contextualize terms such as individual trauma, collective trauma, and toxic stress; discuss how trauma impacts school environments; and propose steps to triage traumatic effects among faculty, staff, and students. Based on existing research and studies conducted by the authors of this chapter, strategies are introduced to help school leaders and teachers to overcome the effects of trauma and create a safe culture of healing during and after a traumatic event. While the context surrounding immediate trauma responses may default to macro-level discussions like violence, school shooting incidents, and school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is noteworthy to underscore less-publicized traumatic events such as adverse childhood experiences, adult workplace trauma, and collective organizational trauma. The authors provide case studies to help practitioners process organizational trauma scenarios.