A Ukrainian Scholar-Psychotherapist’s Perspective on Trauma and Resilience: Insights on the Human Experience and Teaching In-Person / Online
Presenter: Pavlo Lushyn (Educational Foundations) will make a case for the end of the “PTSD industry” (Stephen Joseph) and the emergence of a more generative view of trauma articulated by the Post-Traumatic Growth Movement. As a practitioner of both psychotherapy and teaching, Professor Lushyn’s lecture integrates theory with stories of post-traumatic growth, reflecting his decades of work in and out of the classroom, and his most immediate experiences supporting Ukrainians experiencing the trauma of war today. Professor Lushyn will draw on his experiences and expertise to suggest implications for teaching – relevant to all instructors as we continue to encounter a student population that exhibits mental health disturbances in response to traumatic experiences.
Respondent: Laura Quiros (Social Work and Child Advocacy) will provide an initial response to Professor Lushyn’s talk based on work using trauma-informed pedagogies to advance social justice by building social connection, inclusion, and empathetic accountability.
This session will be introduced by Pablo Tinio, Chairperson, Educational Foundations.
This event is co-sponsored by the ADP Center and the Department of Educational Foundations.
- Date:
- Wednesday, March 29, 2023
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:15pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- ADP Center 1143
- Audience:
- Community Instructors Researchers
Laura Quiros is an associate professor in Social Work and Child Advocacy and the author of Incorporating Diversity and Inclusion into Trauma-Informed Social Work (Routledge). While at Adelphi, Prof. Quiros received the 2021 Award for Excellence in Teaching Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (SJEDI), reflecting her demonstrated commitment to SJEDI in the classroom. Her research and scholarly interests focus on trauma informed care through a social justice lens and the social construction of racial and ethnic identity. As a woman of color from a multicultural background, Professor Quiros leverages her experiences, relationship building, and clinical skills to foster connections, inclusion, and empathic accountability.
Pavlo Lushyn, of the University of Educational Management (Kyiv, Ukraine) and the Department of Educational Foundations (Montclair State University), is the founder of a Ukrainian non-clinical approach to psychological help and non-directive Pedagogy “Eco-Centered Facilitation (Ecofacilitation)”. Lushyn, member of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences in Ukraine, is the author of nine books and more than two hundred articles in psychology and education. After the breakout of the War with the Russian aggressors, Pavlo Lushyn fled to Europe and spent five months online teaching Ukrainian students scattered all over the world. Today he continues to connect and support Ukranians through Zoom sessions while he teaches Montclair pre-service teachers for the Department of Educational Foundations. See University press release.
Professor and Executive Director of the Office for Faculty Excellence, has been at Montclair State University for 25 years. Her areas of research expertise include higher education pedagogy, teaching writing, assessment, and public higher educational practices.