Becoming Trauma-Informed in Your Advising Practice

4.5 PD Hours

Since the effects of trauma can directly impact an adult's ability to persist in an educational setting, understanding how trauma impacts learning, and using trauma-informed practices in your advising work will increase a student's ability to pursue their education and career goals. In the first part of the course, you will learn to understand and recognize how trauma affects us mentally, physically, and behaviorally (i.e., fight, flight, freeze, submit responses). The first break-out session will give you a chance to explore these concepts in the context of your advising work.

Next you will explore a trauma-informed approach, a framework of trauma-informed equity principles, and a framework for building resilience. Using these tools, you will explore a model for how to work with a student who is experiencing re-traumatization, as well as a self-care tool that staff and students alike can use. The second breakout session will allow you to apply these new tools and approaches to different student and work scenarios. You will end session one by formulating a plan for implementing one of the approaches in your own context. A follow-up session will allow you to reflect on your experience and receive feedback and additional tips to support your practice.

IPQs Addressed: 7.1 and 7.2
Online Blended

Register on the SABES website at the link below:

• Nov. 6, 2025, Dec. 6, 2025