Strengthening Resilience Among Learners and Educational Professionals

Catalog description

In this course, you will explore how the general concepts of individual and community resilience relate to broader trauma-informed practices across different educational settings. Understanding this relationship includes comparing the theoretical foundations of resilience and strengths-based approaches to teaching, training, and learning. You will interpret characteristics that reflect resilience, explore how self-care can strengthen resilience, and recommend instructional strategies that strengthen resilience among learners. You will also examine some challenges to resilience from the perspectives of educational equity and social justice.