A university was awarded a "Teacher Prep to Practice" grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for a project titled "Developing Culturally-Relevant Aspiring Teachers." The university collaborated with local school districts to host 2, 3-day "summer institute" professional development sessions, focusing on…

Active shooter drills have become a standard practice in nearly all U.S. schools, yet their potential impact on students and educators has received limited attention. School Active Shooter Drills: Mitigating Risks to Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health explores how these drills are conducted and how to reduce potential harm while supporting…

Most teachers are not trained on how to support students who struggle with trauma. Childhood trauma not only impacts a teacher's ability to teach, but also threatens their students' futures. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate teachers' perceptions and actions when they participated in trauma professional development.…

In the 1960s, educational psychologist Marjorie Boxall developed Nurture Groups (NGs) in response to the growing number of children who were deprived of healthy nurturance in early life and who, as a result, were failing to cope with the demands of school. To date, research on this intervention model has consistently shown that students who attend…

Though the concepts of trauma are not new, studies on adverse childhood experiences have seen a steady increase since Felitti et al. (1998) began their work on its lasting effects. In the context of education, when leaders are not trained to identify behaviors through a trauma-informed lens, students with adverse childhood experiences may be…

Teachers' efforts to build literacy classrooms inclusive of experiences of trauma and loss require attending to affective sensations and displayed emotions as culturally constructed and socially produced. Yet teachers' personal loss experiences and their influence on literature instruction remain understudied, with literacy scholarship in this…

Conducting research with undergraduate men of color can expose participants and researchers to trauma, which presents both challenges and opportunities. Using data from The National Study on Latino Male Achievement (TNSLMA), this article offers insights about how top-down and bottom-up processes can facilitate healing as scholars process traumatic…

Despite an emphasis on self-care to avoid burnout and increase compassion satisfaction within the counseling profession, there is a dearth of research on the developmental experiences of counselors that may increase the likelihood of burnout. We examined the impact of mental health counselors' (N = 140) experiences of adverse childhood experiences…

The way individuals interpret and reinterpret their experience is central to meaning-making and impacts teaching and learning. Grounded in Mezirow's transformative learning theory, this research explores whether pandemic-related emergency remote teaching manifested as a "disorienting dilemma" for technology educators. Teachers negotiated…

Resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has become a crucial skill for college instructors to develop. Fortunately, the ability to "bounce back" from trauma can be learned and/or strengthened. This article examines pandemic-related trauma and the psychological benefits that expressive writing offers. The author then presents a…

In this article, we report on an oral history study documenting the lives of autistic adults in Australia. This qualitative study, co-produced with autistic researchers, offers insight into the lived experiences of autistic adults diagnosed in mid-to-late adulthood. Oral history methodology was utilised to understand the experiences of autistic…

Background: Taking a trauma informed care approach has demonstrated positive outcomes for services for people in the general population. Given the increased vulnerability to psychological trauma for adults with an intellectual disability, this study explores what residential staff know about trauma and trauma informed care. Methods: Thirty-two…

Research shows that Black Women principals are often assigned to lead and turn around the most challenging schools with limited resources. This article provides a brief review of the historical trauma and incessant work-related stressors that Black Women principals encounter. The strategy of Revolutionary Rest is proposed as a collaborative and…

Purpose: The study aims to explore the current experiences of Ukrainian adolescents affected by the Russia-Ukraine war. The study focused on the changes in adolescents' lives caused by the war, adolescents' emotional reactions to the disruptions caused by the war, coping strategies employed by adolescents in dealing with disruptions and the role…

The purpose of this study was to understand the experience individuals in recovery from substance use have when sharing their story in a public setting (i.e., intergroup contact) and how this affects their personal journey and ongoing recovery. A theoretical framework was developed based on Kelly's experience cycle and a multilevel approach to…