Why did you want to work in education? What inspired you?

In my 25 years of working with marginalized and disadvantaged school populations, I always suspected that complex family and community problems hurt my students. However, the over 1000 hours of online training I had taken on trauma-informed care, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and developing resiliency in children before enrolling in CSP Global, convinced me that childhood trauma is an education and public health emergency that urgently needs to be addressed.

I know this because, before the pandemic, our student communities were dealing with a host of crippling obstacles to their well-being such as:

• Racism
• Inequity issues
• Poverty
• Food insecurity
• Insufficient wages
• Unemployment
• Incarceration
• Substance abuse
• Domestic violence
• Immigration issues

What prompted you to pursue a graduate degree?

I chose to pursue a graduate degree in Trauma and Resilience in Educational Settings because the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed how I view my work with children. When my school system closed in 2020 due to the pandemic, I was required to take several online trainings per day while working from home.

The first training I took was on ACEs. That training gave me an “aha!” moment, sparked an earnest desire to learn more, and set me on a journey that led me to CSP Global’s online program(s).

Why did you choose CSP Global for your Trauma and Resilience degree?

I chose CSP Global’s for my Trauma and Resilience degree because based on all the reasons I mentioned in my blog for why I wanted to pursue the degree, when I researched programs, CSP Global’s description was the most appealing and seemed to harmonize most with my beliefs and goals, namely:

“… one in four school-age students has been traumatized to the degree that adversely affects academic achievement. Traumatized youth are in classrooms every day. This program engages professionals to proactively access, reflect and respond to student needs through a trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive lens. Educators learn to think from a perspective of what student behavior may be telling them and respond with strategies, support systems and resources to positively impact student success in their classrooms, organizations, and agencies.”

What skills and/or knowledge do you hope to gain by the end of your program? What career goal are you hoping to accomplish?

Earning my degree in Trauma and Resilience in Educational Settings will give me the knowledge, skills, and credibility to effect groundbreaking change in my school system.

Ideally, I would like to work on these issues in my school system by advocating for and developing a specific program to create trauma-responsive schools that focus on supporting students and staff. At this time, it appears the interest in this is not a priority.

Therefore, I would be willing to pursue my goals in any educational setting that values the benefits of implementing trauma-informed practices. Being involved in such an exciting project would fulfill my desire to use my years of teaching and working with children to help them cope with and recover from trauma to alter the trajectory of their lives from negative emotional, mental, and physical outcomes to healthy, productive, and positive contributions to society.

How will those skills help you with the current climate of education?

The pandemic, with its school closures, lockdowns, quarantines, and business closures, in addition to social isolation and its impact on our children and their families, substantially magnified these issues.

Most recently, the explosion of school and community shootings across our country has increased the stress and anxiety felt by our communities. Therefore, more than ever before, all schools must adopt trauma-informed approaches, policies, and practices that will support children and families in crisis and facilitate healing.

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I could not have had a better experience anywhere from the enrollment process through graduation in any of the three programs completed. CSP Global has a unique way of making you feel connected to their programs, people, and institution and strive to be responsive to every individual that applies for admission to their programs.

Available Resources

CSP Global has all the information available to make the most informed decision on your professional learning program and format. Additionally, the responsive staff is always available for consultations and answering questions on what will work best for you. You will find a personalized experience that fits your needs from program to schedule to format at CSP Global. Resources are readily available via their website and through program contacts, advisors, and admissions.

Helpful, Accessible Advisors

Your program leaders and advisors will stay in touch with you as you navigate their programs and will be there to connect following the completion of your program. They are always willing to connect you to other professionals and learning opportunities available as the following steps within their programs. Your success is important to all of them!

Locating Information and Navigating Requirements

The website experience when researching programs and admissions requirements for programs is effortless to navigate. You will find all of the information, tutorials, and contacts necessary to make an informed decision on what will work best for you, your schedule, and your professional learning experience.

Each individual can find all program information, staff information, and procedural information quickly and efficiently through the navigation of their website. However, one of the best benefits is that there is always a person available to talk with when you have questions or prefer direct communication. A personal connection with every learner is a key component of the CSP Global experience. CSP Global is out to give you as the learner the best experience possible.

Financial Aid

The financial aid team at CSP Global also makes this process easy. They are highly knowledgeable on all available options to professionals seeking to continue their education. The financial aid team is there to help you make the best decisions for you when it comes to this commitment and is more than willing to work through the process from start to finish. From application to disbursement, you will find that CSP Global makes the process seamless, and the team works hard to find the best options for you. The pattern at CSP Global from department to department is responsiveness!

CSP Global’s admissions and learning experience is not a one-size-fits-all model. They are there to give you the most professional experience in addition to a high-quality learning experience. To this day, I am still in contact with staff from CSP Global and could not have been happier with my decision to commit to professional learning with their university.

I believe you will find the experience from admissions to graduation second to none. They value you and your time as an individual and will give you a fantastic experience as you continue your education. From a three-time graduate of Concordia’s programs, I believe you will find great value in working through their admissions process and continuing your learning with CSP Global.

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