Trauma-Informed Teaching Infographic

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Trauma-Informed Teaching

A practical guide for instructors at UNC Greensboro

Trauma is more prevelant than we think

60%

of adults experienced at least one type of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) before age 18

85%

47%

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of surveyed college students had experienced at least one traumatic event in their lives

of college students experienced a traumatic or very difficult situation in the last 12 months

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Trauma has many forms and causes

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Effect

Experience

Event

trauma defined

Trauma

types of trauma

The effects and impact of trauma and stress are highly individualized

Responses to trauma can be...

Causes of trauma can be...

Personal (abuse, neglect, loss of a loved one, housing/food insecurity, intergenerational trauma)

Hyperarousal (defensiveness, anxiety, confrontation, anger, fear)

Hypoarousal (collapse, withdrawal, isolation, helplessness, disassociation)

Collective (wars, acts of terrorism, pandemic, racism/ xenophobia, historical/multigenerational trauma)

Polyvagal theory Explained

subtle causes of trauma

Window of tolerance

Trauma impacts learning and student success

“Neuroscientists have discovered differences in fundamental brain function among college students with co-occurring trauma and depression symptoms”

Impairments to attention and memory

Learning Brain vs. Survival brain

High absences, withdrawal, or isolation

Anxiety about academic performance

Fear of taking risks / perfectionism

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Seeing teaching through a trauma-informed lens

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A program, organization, or system that is trauma-informed...

Realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for recovery

Responds by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices

Recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in students, instructors, and administrators

Seeks to actively resist re-traumatization

What happened to you?

What's wrong with you?

What do student behaviors look like with our trauma lenses on?

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Reading list

Proactive Strategies

Reactive Strategies

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Campus Resources

Physical, Emotional, Social, and Academic

Social Justice and Resilience

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