Trauma-Informed Teaching Workshop

Facilitator: Dr. Alana Abramson, Department of Criminology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)

Trauma-informed teaching focuses on integrating knowledge about how people are affected by trauma into your teaching and facilitation practices. It does not require you to be an expert in trauma or trauma treatment, but rather, it is a way of working that emphasizes safety, trustworthiness, choice, connection, collaboration, strengths, skill building, and self-care. It involves understanding how trauma can affect students’ behaviour, learning, and overall well-being, and adjusting teaching practices accordingly. This approach emphasizes creating a safe and inclusive space, being sensitive to students’ experiences, and providing appropriate support to help them succeed academically and emotionally.

This workshop will be held in a virtual space. Expect to be fully engaged with plenty of opportunity to discuss and share ideas and experiences. The focus will be on practical ideas that you can take into your classes and use in your teaching.

Registration is limited to 20 participants. Please let your instructors know and invite them to register. There is no cost for JIBC staff/faculty.

 
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Priority for registration is for practising JIBC instructors. If you are not currently in a teaching role, but you are interested in the workshop, you may still be able to join if there are enough spaces. If demand exceeds our capacity to deliver, we may also consider offering a second delivery at a later date.

Dr. Alana Abramson is a passionate educator, dedicated to enhancing student experiences in the classroom. She believes education can inspire personal and social transformation and enjoys learning with her students. Alana Abramson has been involved in the field of restorative justice (RJ) as an researcher, practitioner, and trainer since 1999. She has extensive experience implementing trauma informed, culturally responsive RJ in community, prison, and school contexts. Alana’s doctoral research related to transformative learning within post-secondary education and she has been involved in delivering trauma informed practice training with the JIBC since 2019. In 2017, Dr. Abramson was the recipient of the Restorative Justice Award from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. Alana is currently a full-time Criminology Instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Facilitator for the Alternatives to Violence Project and the BC Bereavement Society and the co-chair of the Restorative Justice Association of BC. She currently resides on the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory (Kamloops) and loves vegan food, travel, being in nature, and her four cats.