Navigating Trauma and Burnout

https://youtu.be/YzVS-I4ipBg Episode Description On this episode of Student Affairs NOW, our host Dr. Glenn DeGuzman sits down with Dr. Keith Edwards, Dr. Jayne Sommers, Dr. Amanda Knerr, and Steve Herndon to discuss the current impacts of trauma and burnout that many are experiencing on college campuses. Episode Transcript Glenn DeGuzman:Hello, and welcome to student affairs NOW. My name is Glenn DeGuzman. I use he, him, his pronouns. And I'm your host for today's episode. And I'm coming to you from Livermore, California, the ancestral homelands of the Ohlone people. Student affairs NOW is the premiere podcast and learning community for thousands of us who work in, alongside, or adjacent to the field of higher education and student affairs. We hope that these conversations make a contribution to our field and restorative to the profession. We release new episodes every week on Wednesdays, you can find us@studentaffairsnow.com. We're also on Twitter and now Instagram. So today's topic is something I've been weighing in on both on a personal and professional level. And it's around this topic of trauma and its impact on staff, students, and just faculty across higher education. Our student affairs field has always operated in this context, by which we always help students overcome a variety of obstacles, both inside and outside the classroom. But what happens when this trauma amongst the providers becomes too pervasive for many student affairs professionals who try to support students to overcome this trauma, we're now becoming overwhelmed. I mean, I've got parent issues helping my kids with their schooling. I've got health concerns with my parents, the politics outside the intersections of my social identities. It's just coming from all directions. So joining us today to discuss this very important topic are, Dr. Jayne Sommers from the University of St. Thomas, Steve Herndon from the University of Dayton, Amanda Knerr from Indiana State University and Dr. Keith Edwards, a former university administrator turned independent consultant. So, welcome. And I'd like to start by having each of you introduce yourself, maybe the professional roles in a little bit more depth. And just what you'd like to share about your work, your scholarship, your research in general. Why don't we start with Keith. Keith Edwards:My name is Keith Edwards. My pronouns are he him his. I'm a speaker consultant and coach. And you can find out more about me at KeithEdwards.com. I guess I come to this, I get to work with lots of different campuses every year. And I see this issue from campus to campus, to campus. And each campus seems to think this is a unique thing that they're facing from the student crises to the new professionals and what they're facing and what they're experiencing, and then supervisors trying to manage. It just seems to be showing up in so many different ways. And so I was been thinking about this a lot, and it was great to work with these folks to think about it more thoroughly. And I'm looking forward to the conversation today. Glenn DeGuzman:Thank you Keith. Steve? Steve Herndon:My name is Steve Herndon. I'm the Assistant Vice President for Student Development and Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life at the University of Dayton. My pronouns are he, him his. Why this topic has particular relevance for me is because the University of Dayton has a very high touch, very residential institution. We are 80% residential across all four years. So my staff and the staff in the Dean of Students office have a very intimate understanding of our students' lives. And I think in the process,