We are the Loras College Trauma-informed Care Honors Group, class of 2024. Since our sophomore year, we became interested in learning more about trauma and its effects on students, especially in college. This led us to want to explore methods of trauma-informed care, aiming at helping those who may be suffering from past or present Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), which may present itself in college due to all of the possible stressors. As a group, we gave trauma-informed care trainings to seven first year classes at Loras during the Fall of 2023. Feedback was great and we are hoping that trauma-informed care education still occurs at Loras and wider, which is our reason for making this website! Our goal is to provide resources for faculty, professionals, or any other people (especially students) interested in the topic.
Our group members include Sarah Conley - Social Work (Sarah.Conley@loras.edu), Brian Day - Biochemistry (Brian.Day@loras.edu or Brianmjday@gmail.com), Lori Silva - Finance & Business Admin (Lauren.Silva@loras.edu or Lauren.silva@hotmail.com), Kaylie Skoumal - Social Work & Spanish (Katherine.Skoumal@loras.edu), and Katie Walsh - Psychology, Social Work, Creative Writing (Katherine.Walsh@loras.edu).
We have dedicated three years to this project, including research, professional meetings, presentation planning, workshops, analysis, and reflection. We have created an honors portfolio documenting our journey below, if you are interested in our group and our process.
We hope you've enjoyed this website's content. Please feel free to use it; that is why it's here! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to reach out!
