Communities of Practice
The BUILD Program invites classified staff, professional staff, part-time faculty, and full-time faculty to join a Community of Practice. Communities of Practice (CoPs) are groups of people who regularly come together around a common concern or interest. They share ideas and strategies, learn alongside each other, create new knowledge, and build innovations that serve individual/community needs.
Regular interaction on an ongoing basis is an important part of this, as it allows for deeper engagement and the construction of a mutually supportive community. Accordingly, participating in a community of practice requires a commitment to meet together 6-8 times (about every 2-3 weeks) over the course of a semester. Between meetings, participants will typically read or watch materials, practice strategies and tools, and/or make progress on individual projects between meetings.
Learn more about our current CoP offerings and register below.
Being the Change:
A Trauma-Informed Community of Practice
Co-Facilitated by Alyssa Reynolds, L.C.S.W., & Jacoba Rock, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
Meetings will take place on Zoom.
Sign-Up Form
We have been through a lot, individually and collectively. The impact of a pandemic, social unrest, change fatigue, and chronic stress and uncertainty pervade our lives, and the lives of our students, colleagues, and everyone with whom we are in community. Consequently, trauma-informed approaches to both education and leadership have been of increasing interest in recent years. Yet often they are perceived as yet another ‘to-do’ for our already busy lists of tasks and commitments. This Community of Practice aims to make trauma-informed approaches accessible and viable to everyone at Boise State, by creating a space for sharing and supporting simple strategies that can be realized in our day-to-day lives.
This community of educators and staff/administrators will meet online for one hour every other week throughout the Spring Semester. Throughout, principles of safety, choice and voice, collaboration, trust, and empowerment will guide our goals and discussions. Each meeting, participants will be introduced to specific tools and strategies they can practice throughout the weeks. Recognizing the impact of secondary and vicarious trauma in our work with students, colleagues, and university life, we will also center self and community care to help us attend to our own needs and authentically model this goal for others. A short article or video clip (free access) will be shared via email with community members several days in advance of every meeting, to prompt our thinking about how we integrate these principles into our work.
To Sign Up
We are currently looking at two potential times:
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- Wednesdays 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Thursdays 10:00 am – 11:00 am
We will decide the final time based on applicant availability.
To sign up for this Community of Practice, please fill out the following Google Form by by Friday, January 12th at noon.
Note: We have limited space in this Community of Practice. As a result, we may not be able to accommodate all who sign up this semester. However, please know that we hope to offer this again in future terms.