Trauma Informed Approach (TIA) Framework
Knowledge, Action, Healing.

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LBCC aims to implement an equity-minded institution-wide Trauma-Informed Approach to increase student success. Realizing the impact of trauma on our student population and the effect secondary trauma has on our faculty, staff, and administration, LBCC is committed to recognizing signs of trauma in all community members and responding appropriately with evidenced-based strategies for building resilience and growth. Additionally, LBCC aims to reduce community re-traumatization through training and responsiveness by implementing inter-departmental multi-pronged strategies including trauma-focused educational programming to produce a trauma-informed workforce to benefit the larger community. 

Specifically, through these efforts we aim to: 

  1. Increase sensitivity, and awareness, of the impact of trauma on students’ educational journey, and particularly the impact of intersecting identities of vulnerable populations. 
  2. Increase access to on campus resources and support for students who have experienced trauma. 
  3. Equip employees with strategies to incorporate trauma informed practices in the delivery of services and pedagogy to improve responsiveness to the impact of trauma. 
  4. Equip employees with strategies to manage the impact of vicarious trauma (e.g., compassion fatigue, burnout) 
  5. Advance the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan by specifically supporting the strategy to “invest in trauma-informed training and resources for all employees”. 
  6. Identify opportunities to leverage existing partnerships to gain momentum in the implementation of a responsive trauma informed approach.

“As you focus on clearing your generational trauma, don’t forget to claim your generational strengths. Your ancestors gave you more than just wounds.”

- Xavier Dagba

Events

WAVE Workshops with Dr. Paul Gallagher on Zoom (for Students and Employees)

  • Trauma and the Body (Date TBD)
  • Trauma and Family (Date TBD)
  • Building Resiliency after Trauma (Date TBD)
  • Self-Care and Resiliency: A Practitioner’s Guide (Date TBD)

Healing Circles with Nikita Gupta (for Students and Employees)

  • 30-minute sessions where faculty and students are given a chance to unwind through breath work and meditation, and embrace vulnerability in sharing their experiences in a psychologically safe environment with social support. (Date TBD)

Burnout Training with Nikita Gupta (for Employees)

  • A training that focuses on applying trauma-informed strategies to mitigate employee burnout. (Date TBD)

Peace-Making Circles with Dr. Thomas Reed (for Students and Employees)

  • Workshops for students that focused on healing individual and generational trauma through peace-making circles. (Date TBD)

Resiliency Training during Mental Health Awareness Month (for Students and Employees)

  • How to utilize trauma-informed practices in our LBCC community to maintain psychological wellness in the face of life’s challenges, as well as tap into our unshakeable goodness to ride the inevitable waves of our lives. (Date TBD)

Facilitator Biographies


Nikita Gupta

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Nikita Gupta, MPH has been a healing space facilitator for over 25 years. She specializes in bringing Trauma-Healing practices and frameworks to Campus communities. As a former UCLA Resilience Coach and Educator, her mission is to support for Students, Educators, Staff and Administrators in integrating practices for healing, restoration and collective care within institutional spaces. Her work is rooted in neurobiology, somatic wellness, and social justice. Through this work, Nikita aims to foster a culture of embodied joy as we bravely move through the unknown.

Dr. Thomas Reed

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Lukwe’tiyó is his Oneida name, which means, “He is a Good Man.” His English name is Dr. Thomas James “TJ” Reed. Dr. Reed has a PhD in Leadership Studies and Organizational Consulting (2021) and did his dissertation on Oneida college lacrosse players’ perspectives on the sacred game of lacrosse using talking circles. TJ is an Assistant Professor teaching in American Indian Studies at CSULB, an Adjunct Professor at Vermont Law School teaching Restorative Justice in Indigenous Communities, and a practitioner of Community Peacemaking around North America.

Dr. Paul Gallagher

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Dr. Paul Gallagher is a Trauma Education Officer at WAVE Trauma Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. WAVE is the largest victim support group in the region and supports those who were most affected by the period of violent political conflict, commonly known as the “Troubles”. Paul was injured in a gun attack at his home in 1994, which left him with permanent life-changing injuries. He now uses this experience to inform his work in developing a more trauma informed society. WAVE’s educational pathway is open to victims and survivors and also frontline workers in fields such as nursing, social work, education, medicine and more. This is in addition to undergraduate and postgraduate pathways in Trauma Studies at Queen’s University Belfast and University College Cork, respectively. Paul achieved his undergraduate degree in Trauma Studies from Queen’s University, Belfast in 2016. He followed this pathway through Queen’s with an MA in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice in 2017 before completing his Doctorate in Sociology in 2021.

Workshop Recordings

LBCC President taskforce 2020

Intro to Trauma

Watch Video

Intergenerational Trauma

Watch Video

Trauma and Frontline Workers

Watch Video

Trauma Healing Tool Kit

LBCC Students can view Trauma Healing Tool Kit below

Included below are curated links to provide trauma relief through trauma-informed resources prepared by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office to support the individual wellness journey.

CCC Wellness course

What is emotional and physical trauma?

APA-Evidence based practices for trauma relief

Vision Resource Center

Resources

This tab offers a variety of resources to learn more about trauma and its impact both generally and for vulnerable populations. We have also curated a list of resources for faculty to consider strategies to create trauma-responsive classroom environments.


General Information on Trauma Informed 

Employee Assistance Program at LBCC (EAP)

Mental Health Resource Guide

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Hotline

Foster Youth Resources

Veterans Resources

Formerly incarcerated/Systems Impacted Resources

Cultural/heritage Communities Resources 

Higher Education Faculty

Women & Abuse 

Sexual Trauma 

WAVE Trauma Centre 

Collaborators


Sonia De La Torre
Co-chair & Dean, Student Equity
sdelatorre@lbcc.edu

Veronica Alvarez
Assistant Professor of World Languages and Faculty Professional Development Coordinator
valvarez@lbcc.edu

Kyran Barr
Co-chair, Associate Professor of Psychology
kbarr@lbcc.edu

Eric Becerra
Director, Student Equity
ebecerra@lbcc.edu

C Chao
Assistant Professor of Psychology
cchao@lbcc.edu

Michael Robertson 
Professor of Anthropology, Online Education Faculty Coordinator
mrobertson@lbcc.edu

Jerome Hunt
Academic Senate President
jhunt@lbcc.edu

Justin Mendez
Interim Director, Basic Needs & CASA
jmendez@lbcc.edu

Deborah Miller-Calvert
Interim Dean, Student Affairs
dmiller-Calvert@lbcc.edu

Bernadette Gonzalez
Counseling Faculty, Disabled Students Program & Services
bgonzalez@lbcc.edu

Kristin Olson
Associate Vice President, Human Resources 
kolson@lbcc.edu

Teila Robertson
Interim Director, Student Conduct and Student Life 
trobertson@lbcc.edu

Grace Weatrowski
Student Intern, Human Resources 
gweatrowski@lbcc.edu

Trisha Wilging
Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator, Reading and Teacher Preparation 
twilging@lbcc.edu

Becky Black
Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
bblack@lbcc.edu

Vanessa Garcia
LMFT Director of Psychological Services
v2garcia@lbcc.edu

Sonia Velez
Human Resources Manager
svelez@lbcc.edu

Candace Dickerson
Student Equity Coordinator
cdickerson@lbcc.edu