Dr Emily Berger

Educational and Developmental Psychologist, and Senior Lecturer at Monash University

Emily Berger, PhD, is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University. She holds an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow position with the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. Her research expertise is in the areas of childhood trauma, trauma-informed practice, and family and community interventions following trauma.

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Resilience at work: Vicarious trauma in teaching and practical classroom strategies

Oct 19,2022

Teachers do their best to support student wellbeing, and often this can mean supporting a student who may be showing signs of posttraumatic stress at school. In this article, Dr Emily Berger shares trauma-informed strategies that teachers can use in the classroom to support both student and teacher wellbeing.

teacher welfare, student welfare, school leaders, evidence-based practice, school culture, long reads

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