TRA-7300 - Social Emotional Learning and the Ethic of Care in Trauma-Sensitive Environments

Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8

This course focuses on two essential components of trauma-sensitive environments: social emotional learning and the ethic of care. In this course, you will be asked to cultivate an ethic of care related to a trauma-sensitive educational environment and incorporate the central premises of the ethic of care into a trauma-sensitive educational environment. Further, you will relate social emotional learning to a trauma-sensitive educational environment and recommend related practices. Additionally, you will assess elements of social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion as trauma-informed educational practices and develop educational strategies built on the central premises of ethic of care and social emotional learning competencies.