1-I am increasingly intentional about using the language of trauma awareness over trauma informed. Here's why: dmh.mo.gov/media/pdf/miss…
Forget the numbers. I'll screw them up. Anyway, the Missouri Model is something I rely on to articulate to organizations and leaders that we don't become trauma-informed overnight or after a one-hour workshop.
The MM has four phases: 1. Trauma aware 2. Trauma sensitive 3. Trauma responsive 4. Trauma informed
I am confident in saying that no institution in #highered is trauma informed. Maybe a handful are trauma aware. There are pockets of these four phases in various depts. (often social work, counseling, etc.).
To become a trauma informed organization takes YEARS and complete culture change. You start this process by becoming trauma aware. And that is my goal right now. To help develop trauma AWARENESS in #highered.
In other words, there are no trauma shortcuts.
The other thing I want to add is that when it comes to trauma training, you can't cram it. I know everyone and their mother wants this content in the next three weeks. This is not to be rushed. To do so would not be trauma aware and could potentially cause harm.
Learners need to be able to move through trauma awareness at their own pace, with the option to opt out or pause or slow down at any time. Please do not try to force people through lengthy, intense trauma training this month or at any time in the future. Please.
TLDR: ADHD is a life-threatening condition. Systems, routines, and structures keep me alive. Ignorant critiques of these strategies are ableist. Let's do better. Happy Monday!
Faculty, staff, and students should not be left in the wind like this to wonder why this is happening. It’s infuriating tbh, and #HigherEd continues to be its own worst enemy.
We have to prioritize well-being and talk about trauma.
Okay here goes nothing. A new thread 🧵about #CourseHero.
My name's Karen, I've worked in #HigherEd for 20 years, and this is the absolute last thing I want to talk about today. But, I'm compelled in the face of what I see as immense harm being done to students.
I want to be as transparent as possible and encourage you to take nothing I say at face value. Don't trust me. Trust what you see.
To that end, here's how I've profited thus far from talking about Course Hero, for any who might wonder about my motivations. $1.19.
I don't disagree with anything in this piece. What I find really interesting is the assumption that those of us who are advocating for caring pedagogy, grounded in a balance b/t support and challenge, have at any point become less rigorous.
And that to me is the mark of #ToxicRigor. When someone points to flexibility, humanizing, and support and says, "You're dumbing things down" or "You've sacrificed rigor," there's just no evidence of that, so something else is up.