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Teaching Trauma

A Model for Introducing Traumatic Materials in the Classroom

Bibliographic Data

ID2501338
AuthorsJessica D Cle, Jessica D Cless (0000-0003-3034-5889, Kansas State University, corresponding author), Briana S Nelson Goff (0000-0001-7199-7109, Kansas State University)
Year2017
Volume18
Issue1
Pages25-38
Publication date2017-09-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdvances in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125
PublisherIUPUI University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18060/21177
OpenAlexW2758824967
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited10

niversity courses in disciplines such as social work, family studies, humanities, and other areas often use classroom materials that contain traumatic material (Barlow & Becker-Blease, 2012). While many recommendations based on trauma theory exist for instructors at the university level, these are often made in the context of clinical training programs, rather than at the undergraduate level across disciplines. Furthermore, no organized model exists to aid instructors in developing a trauma-informed pedagogy for teaching courses on traumatic stress, violence, and other topics that may pose a risk for secondary traumatic stress in the classroom (Kostouros, 2008). This paper seeks to bridge the gap between trauma theory and implementation of sensitive content in classrooms of higher education, and presents a model of trauma-informed teaching that was developed in the context of an undergraduate trauma studies program. Implications and future directions for research in the area of trauma-informed university classrooms are discussed

Medical education · Traumatic stress · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Education and Military Integration · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Work · Surgery

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Unique citing works12
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12

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