Dr. Tim Black is chair of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies and Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Victoria. For the past twenty years, he has worked with the Canadian military and veterans as a researcher and clinician. Working with Wounded Warriors Canada, Black co-founded their COPE (Couple Overcoming PTSD Everyday) Program to help reduce the impact of PTSD on families of veterans and first responders.
 
In this podcast, Black discusses the Trauma Resiliency Program he designed, alongside Alex Sterling, for Wounded Warriors. The program focuses on team-based training to develop trauma-resilient skills for those who experienced traumatic events. “What’s new about this program,” Black says, “is the focus on changing the culture of psychological injuries from one of perceived weakness to one where hard work is required, teamwork is valued and transformation is the goal.”

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Building a Trauma Informed Community with Tim Black

Donna McGhie-Richmond is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education Psychology and Leadership Studies at the UVic. McGhie-Richmond is a passionate advocate for inclusive education. She is a research fellow of the Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education, a national hub for collaborative research on inclusive education relative to teaching students with learning needs. 
 
“The diversity that we see in our communities really should be represented in our classrooms and in our schools.” Understanding the value inherent in our diverse communities begins at school where all children are welcomed, attend, and are supported to learn in regular education classrooms with their same-aged peers.

In this episode, McGhie-Richmond discusses the myriad benefits of this style of learning of inclusive education and how it can support teachers in becoming effective teachers of all students.

Inclusive Education with Donna McGhie-Richmond

Mike Irvine is a UVic alumni bringing innovative and interactive learning opportunities to the classroom.
 
In this episode, Irvine discusses the technology he has developed to live stream everything from ocean dives to bear viewings for classrooms. Students can watch and ask questions to on-site experts in real time. Irvine also discusses the various ways teachers can integrate his live streams into the BC curriculum. “Two thirds of the planet’s population is living in urban centres,” says Irvine. “We are so disconnected from those places and the research that’s taking place there.”

Classrooms Live It with Mike Irvine

Learning Transforms with Ted Riecken, Shauneen Pete and Emma Edmunds is a podcast on research, practices and inspiring people and subjects related to education. Coming to you from the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria (UVic).

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