A Polyvagal Lens on Trauma-Informed Care in Post-Secondary Education

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dc.contributor.authorOkun, Karen
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-27T22:20:31Z
dc.date.available2023-03-27T22:20:31Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractPost-secondary educational institutions are in a unique position to remove the separation barriers of the trauma survivor's recovery process between their clinical care and their educational experience. Adopting a Polyvagal lens (Porges 1999, 2011, 2011) as a platform for creating a shift in the culture of trauma-informed care supports a unified perspective on trauma allowing for a shared language and accountability. Stephen Porges' (2022) science of safety guides a view of the autonomic nervous system which allows for an understanding of both the response to and the recovery from trauma in such a way that leaves hope for the reshaping of the nervous system as part of the healing process. Research on the roles of safety and co-regulation as mechanisms in the trauma recovery process suggests students might benefit from experiencing these directly in the classroom as a means of supporting optimal learning. Introducing a means for a shift in the culture of trauma-informed care such as a multi-tiered or whole-school approach supports the unique position of the post-secondary institution in providing implicit care within the collective pedagogy as opposed to on the periphery of the student's education.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/2068
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectpolyvagal
dc.subjecttrauma-informed care
dc.subjectpost-secondary education
dc.subjectco-regulation
dc.subjectneurobiological approach
dc.subjectsafety
dc.subjectwhole-school approach
dc.subjectunified accountability
dc.titleA Polyvagal Lens on Trauma-Informed Care in Post-Secondary Education
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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