Shifting Organizational Culture: Trauma-Informed, Identity-Conscious Supervision with Chelsea Pratt

December 10, 2024

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“Supervision makes a big difference in employee experiences, and good supervision means taking a trauma-informed and identity-conscious approach.”

–Chelsea Pratt

Chelsea Pratt, a scholar and practitioner in higher education focusing on inclusive and sustainable organizational cultures, workplace well-being, and addressing workplace trauma, discusses the profound impact of trauma and identity in the workplace.

She speaks on the traumatic effects of ignoring harmful identity-based incidents both inside and outside our workplaces, especially for people who live at the intersection of multiple forms of oppression.

Meet Chelsea

Chelsea is a white, queer, cisgender woman who grew up in the American South. She is a diversity, inclusion, & equity leader and scholar of workplace well-being and sustainable organizational cultures. She is also a co-founder of the Higher Education Supervision Project, a resource for trauma-informed and identity-conscious supervision resources.

Ways to Connect

Visit The Higher Education Supervision Project Website

Follow on Instagram @higheredsupervision

What You’ll Learn in this Episode

00:00 Understanding Workplace Trauma
01:33 Introduction to Social Justice Origin Stories
02:42 Meet Chelsea Pratt
04:28 Chelsea’s Social Justice Journey
08:40 The Higher Education Supervision Project
11:37 Intersection of Trauma and Identity
22:09 The Power of Effective Supervision
27:36 Supervisory Relationships as a Garden
32:36 Challenging Traditional Work Norms
33:12 Identity-Conscious Supervision
36:22 The Role of Feedback in Equitable Supervision
37:14 Implementing 360 Feedback
42:52 Rethinking Work During the Great Recession
45:06 Navigating Workplace Trauma and Community Care
47:20 Influences and Inspirations in Social Justice Work
59:12 Empowering Future Generations
01:00:20 Conclusion and Call to Action

Visit The Higher Education Supervision Project’s Resource page for additional information.