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From Trauma to Resilience: Deepening our Understanding of Socio-Emotional Well-Being

For decades, extensive funding, training, and instructional practices have focused on improving the academic outcomes for students who have been historically underserved. Yet, for all these efforts, the challenges remain. In this session, the presenter will focus on recent research on continuous traumatic stress (CTS) and its impact on the academic performance and overall well-being of minoritized youth. Emphasizing the need for culture-centered trauma-informed care, Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji will inspire, challenge, and motivate educators to re-vision trauma-informed care pedagogies that value, recognize, and respond to multiple and culturally diverse forms of emotional expression. Dr. West-Olatunji will discuss collective trauma and then provide examples of evidence-based interventions that can change the trajectory of underserved youth.

This talk was presented at:
2025 National ESEA Conference
February 2025 in Austin, TX
For more information:
www.crestsprogram.com
Speakers
Cirecie West-Olatunji

Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji has over three decades of experience as a trauma expert and multicultural scholar. Nationally, Dr. West-Olatunji has initiated several clinical research projects focusing on culture-centered community collaborations designed to address issues rooted in systemic oppression, such as transgenerational trauma and traumatic stress. Cirecie West-Olatunji has conducted commissioned research under the auspices of the National Science Foundation, ACA Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, federal Witness Assistance Program, Spencer Foundation, the American Educational Research Association, and the African-American Success Foundation. Her publications include two co-authored books, numerous book chapters, and over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals.