Advice about trauma-informed online communities

Andrea, I'm following to see what resources others post.  We at ATN have been working with an online K-12 school, both training administrators and staff, and starting this fall parents.

Translating to an online environment has some challenges in building relationships, but some advantages too.

Friend, and I believe community member Dr. Cathy Fialon may hold the answer. I know that she taught online for many years, and was constantly trying to help her students, and other faculty members understand Trauma. You might reach out to her. 

Thanks so much Shenandoah.  How could I reach Dr. Fialon?

Andrea Blanch posted:

Thanks so much Shenandoah.  How could I reach Dr. Fialon?

 

She can be found here in the ACE's community if you do a search. Or you could try this email for her: afialonconsulting@gmail.com

Hey there, I run two online communities. The first is a Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/realtalkwithrachel. The second is an virtual support group http://rachelgrantcoaching.com/asca/.

Developing, facilitating these groups has been a process of trial and error and I'm happy to share my experience and best practices.

I recently wrote an article on how to be a trauma informed coach and many of those principles apply (attached here).

Thanks Rachel!

Andrea Blanch posted:

My colleague/friend is a full time professor for an online University (over 15 years experience). She was wondering if there’s been any work done (publications, research, concept papers) on becoming a trauma-informed community in an online environment. 

The experience of trauma cuts across staff, faculty and students, and the rigors and requirements of today’s online higher educational environment provide little “slack” to accommodate process and individual attention. 

 

Does anyone know of resources on this topic?  Thanks so much!

Hello! This is Dr. Cathy Fialon. Please feel free to email me as Shenandoah suggested with possible times we might chat. - Cathy Fialon afialonconsulting@gmail.com

I would suggest browsing the Resources Center. Perhaps resources in ACEs Science for Workplaces, Training (for individuals, organizations, communities), and Trauma-Informed Guides, Presentations, & Self-Assessment Tools may have what you are looking for or something related. Hope this helps!

Thank you, Morgan,

This is a great resource bucket!  Now I have to figure out where to get the time to dig through it.  : )