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. 2023 Sep;50(5):750-762.
doi: 10.1007/s10488-023-01281-y. Epub 2023 Jun 19.

Barriers and Facilitators to the Online Delivery of a School-Based Intervention to Reduce Racial Trauma

Marcia J Ash  1 , Kristin E Knutzen  2 , Ighedosa Ogbeide  2 , Tiffaney L Renfro  2 , Marizen R Ramirez  3 , Briana Woods-Jaeger  2
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Barriers and Facilitators to the Online Delivery of a School-Based Intervention to Reduce Racial Trauma

Marcia J Ash et al. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Students of color face disproportionate rates of adverse childhood experiences, including racial discrimination in school settings. Effective interventions strategies are needed to address school-based racial trauma. Link for Equity was designed to be a culturally-responsive trauma-informed intervention that includes universal cultural humility training for teachers. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person trauma-informed cultural humility training was adapted for online delivery. The purpose of this study was to assess barriers and facilitators that impacted online delivery of the training. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 25 high school teachers from three public school districts in the Midwestern United States who participated in the online training. Interview transcripts were coded by two team members, and thematic analysis was utilized. Barriers and facilitators to online delivery were identified across five domains: receptivity, logistics, engagement, comfort, and application. The implications of these barriers and facilitators are discussed and tailored recommendations for the virtual delivery of culturally-responsive trauma-informed interventions to reduce racial discrimination in schools are provided.

Keywords: Cultural humility; Equity; Online; Qualitative; Racial trauma; School; Trauma-informed care.

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