Trauma Informed Leadership: A Guide for Managers

  • 06/19/2024
  • 06/20/2024
  • Online

Trauma Informed Leadership: A Guide for Managers
Online, University of Wisconsin-Madison
June 19-20, 2024
$379-479

About: Studies are revealing that a large percentage of adults nationwide suffer from abusive childhoods, PTSD, grief from loss and/or other traumatizing events. The ability of individuals to recover from trauma varies widely, and the impacts often carry over into the workplace; affecting performance and reactions to stress. Right now, employees are also dealing with a "quademic" — the combined effects of the pandemic, widening social inequality and injustice, the polarization of political discourse and the rise of global warming. As a result, the prevalence of workers experiencing genuine trauma is surging.

This class will focus on what individual managers can do to recognize and respond to members of their team who are struggling. We will navigate through how to be compassionate without running afoul of employment laws or abandoning work standards and job descriptions. Participants will learn how to deal with worker trauma in ways that go beyond simple expressions of empathy while protecting confidentiality.
https://continuingstudies.wisc.edu/classes/trauma-informed-leadership/