Naming the Urgency: Trauma-Informed Practices in Higher Ed

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Jeanie Tietjen discusses the significance of trauma-informed practices in higher education and the importance of naming trauma in the teaching process.

Jeanie Tietjen unpacks trauma-informed practices in higher ed and why naming itself is a form of teaching on episode 626 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode tag (full size, Center alignment) and any plain-text quotes, each followed by -Jeanie Tietjen on its own line --> Naming goes so far back in, even just in literary terms, the importance of naming. -Jeanie Tietjen There is still a very nascent and as yet relatively unarticulated understanding of how profoundly trauma, adversity, and violence adversely affect teaching and learning. -Jeanie Tietjen Many students have experienced traumas that are situated in educational settings, bullying experiences that are identity-based, that profoundly shape how they feel about the educational setting as a place. -Jeanie Tietjen Learning is very vulnerable. It involves being wrong, failing, failing in front of other people. -Jeanie Tietjen Resources Naming the Urgency: The Importance of Trauma-Informed Practices in Community Colleges, by Jeanie Tietjen (chapter) Trauma Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education , edited by Phyllis Thompson and Janice Carello The…

People in this episode

Host: Bonni Stachowiak

Guest: Jeanie Tietjen

Topics covered

• trauma-informed practices
• higher education
• teaching
• student well-being
• mental health

Keywords

• trauma
• education
• adversity
• learning
• student experiences
• mental health
• teaching practices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Institute for Trauma, Adversity, and Resilience in Higher Education

Books & works: Naming the Urgency: The Importance of Trauma-Informed Practices in Community Colleges, Trauma Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education, Supporting the Whole Student: Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

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