Unburdened by false humility, postmodern trauma activists claim to have understood for the first time what drives all of human suffering
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CATEGORY: SCHOOLS  Anita Faulkner, MS, Director of NCA-STAR Source: UNC Greensboro Read time: 1.8 minutes This Happened University of North Carolina at Greensboro launched an online training program for educators to become trauma-informed. The Trauma-Informed Professional Practice K-12 Educator Certificate Program was announced on their website February 5, 2024. Who Did This? The training program is a product of UNC Greensboro’s North Carolina Academy for Stress Trauma and Resilience (NCA-STAR), which is housed within the university’s Department of Counseling and Educational Development. NCA-STAR was created in 2019, and the inaugural director, Anita Faulkner, was appointed in 2021. The Premise The premise is that when teachers learn how trauma and stress impacts a wide range of children’s emotions, sense of self, learning, and aggression, then they can implement new skills in classrooms to make children and schools more successful. Analysis The fourteen-hour course provides educators with an understanding of trauma’s impact on the lives of students, teachers, staff, and families. The topics include:
The cost is $349. Why Is This Happening? The “trauma-informed” concept originated in the early 2000s but has always been vaguely defined, with no consensus on a definition. This vagueness may be seen as a strength by allowing many projects to fall under its umbrella. As a result, the number of training programs, such as this one, have grown tremendously over the past fifteen years. Should This Be Attempted? Despite many individuals claiming that one or another interaction with a trauma-informed approach greatly helped them, there are no known tests of the effectiveness of these approaches. Because of the way trauma-informed approaches are broadly defined, it is nearly impossible to test them. The studies that have been published relied mostly on trainees’ self-perceptions of whether they feel better educated. What’s Next? Proponents of trauma-informed approaches appear to be more interested in promoting the premise that trauma is the root cause of nearly all disadvantages than in gathering evidence. It seems likely that controversies at the school level may start to increase as more funds and time are invested in these approaches without an evidence base. Like Trauma Dispatch? You can subscribe to our email notices of new posts on this page. Comments are closed.
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