Being Trauma-informed

What does it mean to be trauma informed? Read pages 156-157 of Carello et al (2014) entitled “The Trauma Informed Perspective” as a short introduction to the purpose of this course in your context. As you read think about the following terms:

• Trauma

• Trauma-informed

• Re-traumatization

• Secondary traumatization

Let’s come to a group understanding of these terms on this Padlet link.

Let’s focus particularly on this word “secondary traumatization” –

• How can this affect you in your role as a teacher?
• Have you experienced secondary traumatization?

Required Reading:

• Carello, J. & Butler, L. (2014) Potentially Perilous Pedagogies: Teaching Trauma Is Not the Same as Trauma-Informed Teaching, Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 15:2, 153-168, DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2014.867571

Suggested Reading:

"How to Respond to Sexual Abuse Within a Yoga or Spiritual Community" by Karen Rain and Jubilee Q. Cooke https://yogainternational.com/article/view/how-to-respond-to-sexual-abuse-within-a-yoga-or-spiritual-community/