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Category Archives: Trauma
A Very Disorienting Presidential Debate
By Ed K.S. Wang, M.S., Psy.D. Even as a passive observer, the debate was extremely disorienting due to the lack of civility that I am not accustomed to in past presidential debates. I was feeling irritated, restless, and felt my blood pressure was rising. I was so stressed that the one behavior I could manage …
Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door
My newest book with Columbia Teachers College Press and a sidequel to my book, Breakaway Learners, is now available for pre-order on Amazon and Columbia Teachers College Press. Publication date is June 2020, in time for faculty and staff development and classroom use for Academic Year 2020 – 2021. The title to this blog is …
We Don’t Teach Educators Enough About Trauma
Hardly a week goes by without some trauma in the US. Some events are nature made; some are human-made. There appear to be fewer and fewer “safe” places and spaces. The usually “safe” places – schools, universities, churches, concert venues, public streets – are not safe. And, there is constant media coverage of whatever horrific …
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Coronavirus, Trauma and Children
We read and hear about the coronavirus almost every minute of every day. As an educator, I read about how educational institutions are preparing for the virus in the US; some student abroad programs are being cancelled. Student enrollment going forward will change as some students will struggle to gain access to the US. The …
Trauma and Adult Learners
We live in a world surrounded by trauma. There’s no doubt about it. The trauma comes from a myriad of sources including childhood adverse experiences, natural disasters and shootings in locations commonly considered safe. The fact is that trauma produces symptoms. While symptomology differs from person to person (even within the same family), it affects …
I Beg to Differ on How to Deal with Trauma “Anniversaries”
I have been focused of late on trauma and its profound effects on students across our educational system. Most recently, I have addressed how to think about trauma “anniversaries” and the complexities that are entailed in remembering and honoring and commemorating natural disasters and other unspeakable events like school shootings, suicides and deaths by overdose. …
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