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: Thursday, October 17^th, 10am-12pm.  Click here for more details. .
• Trauma and Family: Thursday, November 14^th, 10am-12pm, Click here for more details.
• Building Resiliency after Trauma forthcoming Spring 2025
• Self-Care and Resiliency: A Practitioner’s Guide forthcoming Spring 2025

Healing Circles for Students and Employees 

• Employees from 12pm-1pm on zoom. Click here for more details.

  • November 14, 2025
  • March 13, 2025
  • April 24, 2025

• For Students in M-128 except Oct. 24. Click here for more details.

  • October 24 at 12pm (A-Quad)
  • November 12 at 3pm, M-128
  • November 19 at 12pm, M-128

Healing Burnout Training with Nikita Gupta (for Employees)

• All sessions are from 1:00pm – 2:15pm on zoom, Click here for more details.

  • Tuesday, October 29^th at 1:00pm – 2:15pm 
  • Tuesday, March 4, 2025
  • Thursday, April 17, 2025

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

• Fall 2024 sessions are on Wednesdays from 2:00pm-3:35pm in the SJIC (2^nd Floor of Building B)

  • September 25
  • October 30
  • November 6
  • December 4

• Spring 2025 sessions are on Tuesdays from 4:50pm-6:15pm

  • February 11
  • March 4
  • April 8
  • May 6

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

• Fall 2024: November 6 ,12pm-2pm, M114

• Spring 2025, March 19, 12pm-2pm, M114

Facilitator Biographies

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Dr. Paul Gallagher

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

Intro to Trauma

Watch Video

Intergenerational Trauma

Watch Video

Trauma and Frontline Workers

Watch Video

Trauma Healing Tool Kit

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.

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General Information on Trauma Informed 

• Trauma-informed Colleges Begin With Trauma-informed Leaders
• Creating a Trauma-informed College Model for Improving Student Success
• SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach

Employee Assistance Program at LBCC (EAP)

• EAP Brochure
• EAP Service Summary

Mental Health Resource Guide

• Mental Health Resource Guide

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Hotline

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Hotline

Foster Youth Resources

• LBCC Foster Youth Support Services
• Trauma & Children in Foster Care: A Comprehensive Overview
• Trauma can affect children’s brains, bodies, behavior, and ways of thinking. It can also be treated

Veterans Resources

• LBCC Veterans Services
• PTSD in Military Veterans

Formerly incarcerated/Systems Impacted Resources

• Reaching and Serving Crime Victims Who Have a History of Incarceration

Cultural/heritage Communities Resources 

• LBCC Cultural & Diversity Communities
• Trauma-Informed Care and Cultural Humility in the Mental Health Care of People From Minoritized Communities
• Historical Trauma

Higher Education Faculty

• Trauma-Informed Practices for Higher Education
• Six Tips for Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Higher Education Classroom at the Beginning of Each Semester

Women & Abuse 

• Women, Abuse and Trauma Therapy

Sexual Trauma 

• Recovering from Rape and Sexual Trauma

WAVE Trauma Centre 

• WAVE Trauma Centre

Collaborators

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