AWARENESS IN ACTION
The Healing and Transformative Power of Trauma-Responsive Teaching and Learning Â
MASTERCLASSÂ
Course Overview
This is a self-paced masterclass. In Awareness in Action, teachers, leaders, and community organizers will gain critical insight into the nature of trauma and its deep impact on individuals and communities. This course offers practical strategies to create healing-centered spaces that promote resilience and transformation. Participants will explore the causes and types of trauma, learn to identify trauma responses, and be equipped with actionable tools to foster environments that reduce harm and uplift all members of the community.
Guided by Arlène Elizabeth Casimir, you will ask, "Now that you know, what can you do about it?" The course focuses on actionable self-awareness and promotes both personal and collective healing through understanding trauma’s manifestations in daily interactions. This journey will empower participants to take transformative steps that cultivate spaces of curiosity, belonging, and emotional safety.
What You Will Learn
- How to identify various trauma responses and their effects on individuals and communities​​
 - Practical methods to create trauma-responsive environments that foster healing and belonging​​.
- Strategies for self-awareness and reflection to enhance your leadership and teaching practices​​
 - The importance of balancing personal healing with community care in creating transformative, supportive spaces​.
Course Highlights
- Trauma-informed principles, such as trustworthiness, empowerment, and peer support​.
- The stages of trauma responsiveness, starting with self-awareness and inner work​.
- Techniques for holding space, listening, and fostering agency in trauma-responsive environments​.
Join us in this powerful journey of healing and growth.
Through this asynchronous course, you will gain the tools to make a real impact in your classrooms, organizations, and communities, supporting both individual transformation and collective well-being.
What You’ll Receive
- Access to all six modules with downloadable resources.
- Continued access to course materials for reference and deepening understanding.
- Access to exclusive resources and tools.
