Trauma and Loss among College Students in a Post-Covid World
- Speakers:
- Caitlin Chun-Kennedy, PhD | Camille Sluzis, MEd
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Product Code:
- LWC059440
- Brochure Code:
- IHW89888
- Media Type:
- Live Webinar
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic created a dramatic shift in higher education delivery and impacted the mental health and well-being of college students. Students experienced grief and loss related to the death of loved ones as well as the loss of experiences related to social, emotional, and academic milestones. In this presentation, we will first provide an overview of COVID-19 losses in college students, the impact on young adults with previous trauma history, and a discussion of COVID-19 as its own unique trauma. Next, we will review risk and protective factors associated with mental health problems post-pandemic. We will conclude with clinical considerations for working with college students experiencing losses post-pandemic, including specific considerations for students with a history of trauma.
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Speaker
Caitlin Chun-Kennedy, PhD Related seminars and products
Caitlin Chun-Kennedy earned her PhD from Penn State University in counseling psychology in 2017 and her MS in counseling from Shippensburg University in 2006. She has worked in college and university counseling centers as a master’s level clinician, doctoral trainee, and staff psychologist for over 15 years. She is currently a licensed psychologist and the extern coordinator at Penn State’s counseling and psychological services. Caitlin’s research and teaching experience have focused primarily on college student mental health, and she has significant experience providing psychotherapy to survivors of sexual assault and interpersonal violence.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Caitlin Chun-Kennedy has an employment relationship with Pennsylvania State University. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Caitlin Chun-Kennedy is a member of the American Psychological Association.
Camille Sluzis, MEd Related seminars and products
Camille Sluzis earned her MEd from Penn State University in counselor education in 2010. She has clinical experience in a variety of settings providing family-based interventions, community-based sexual assault counseling and crisis response, and university-based clinical services to survivors of sexual assault and interpersonal violence. Camille is a licensed professional counselor and currently serves as the sexual assault and relationship violence coordinator at Penn State’s counseling and psychological services. She regularly provides training and professional development to the counseling center staff and trainees on topics including trauma and safety planning, the neurobiology of trauma, and working with trauma and college students.
Financial: Camille Sluzis has an employment relationship with PSU Counseling and Psychological Services. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Camille Sluzis has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Outline
COVID and Mental Health
- COVID
- What happened during the pandemic
- Unique experiences of diverse populations
- MH impact
- CCMH data
- Impact on therapists at university counseling centers
- Loss (specific to college age)
- Types of grief/loss with examples
- Developmental loss
- Family stress model
- Loss of safety related to identity and racial trauma
- Impact felt on those with previous trauma and trying to heal
- CCMH data – trauma trends
- Components needed to heal
- Previous trauma
- University employees
- Attachment
- Perceived support
- COVID is its own trauma
- Post Pandemic Stress Disorder
- PTSD symptomology vs diagnostic criteria
- Clinical implications
- Post Pandemic Stress Disorder to post Covid growth
- Risk and protective factors
- Summary
Objectives
- Name one type of loss that was experienced by college students during the pandemic.
- Identify one risk factor associated with increased mental health distress post-pandemic.
- Describe one clinical consideration for therapists working with college students post-Covid.
Target Audience
- Addiction Counselors
- Counselors
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Psychologists
- Social Workers.
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physicians
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