Module 4: Ethical Volunteerism & Intentional Engagement

Please review the resources below in preparation for National Pre-Service Training Day 2, Module 4.

1. PGP Protocol for Reporting Sexual Harassment (Required; 3 pages, read time: 15 minutes)

2. Media Guidelines for PGP Volunteers (Required; 4 pages, read time: 15 minutes)

3. "An Open Letter to Prison Educators," Malakki (Ralph Bolden), Critical Perspectives on Teaching in Prison: Students and Instructors on Pedagogy Behind the Wall (Recommended; 2 pages, read time: 10 minutes)

4. "Take The ACE Quiz — And Learn What It Does And Doesn't Mean," NPR (Recommended; ~5 pages, read time: 10 minutes; CW: trauma, violence, sexual violence)

• Please note: Understanding ACEs is just one part of trauma-informed tutoring practice. This resource provides foundational information on the impacts of trauma that will frame our broader conversation about trauma-informed practice during the module.

5. 6 Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Approach (Recommended; 1 page, read time: 5 minutes)

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Supplemental Resources

• Trauma-Informed Principles for Online Teaching and Learning Spaces

• Research Roundup: Incarceration can cause lasting damage to mental health, Prison Policy Initiative 

• Understanding the Impact of Trauma (2014) (CW: Violence, sexual violence, trauma)

• 5 Types Of Unhealed Trauma (4:57 video)

• Self care: "Self-Care Assessment," "Everything Is Awful and I'm Not Okay"

• "The Reductive Seduction of Other People's Problems," Courtney Martin

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