Teachers supporting children, whānau, and communities post-disaster
Professor Carol Mutch (University of Auckland) shares her research from over 12 years of supporting schools through different disasters and crises both in Aotearoa and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
In particular, she discusses how the role of teachers changes as communities respond to and recover from the event, as schools reopen, and as children return with different levels of trauma. Carol suggests ways in which teachers can look after yourselves, balance your changing roles post-disaster, help your students process their experiences, support their whānau, and engage with wider community initiatives. While Carol has most experience working with school-communities, this webinar is also relevant to early childhood teachers, particularly those whose communities have been affected by recent weather events across New Zealand.
