Course: Creating safer learning communities through a trauma-aware approach - Nov 16

Roughly one in four Canadians is currently struggling with a mental illness (CMHA, 2022). Increasingly, our students are arriving with overwhelming anxiety and depression impacting their ability to learn. How can KPU instructors create safer and more connected learning communities?

In this two-hour workshop we will explore how to support safer learning spaces and create connected learning communities.

Learning Outcomes

Explore and consider strategies for creating connections in a learning community
Identify opportunities to mitigate trauma responses in the classroom and support safer learning spaces
Recognize the importance of self-care in becoming a trauma-aware instructor