Summary: This webinar will introduce the concept of trauma within archives, provide an overview of how trauma is currently experienced within the archival profession, and introduce a new resource on vicarious trauma in archives.
On Wednesday 13 December, Nicola Laurent and Kirsten Wright, project managers of the PCOM funded initiative Resources to support archivists encountering trauma in archives, will be leading a webinar where they will introduce the concept of trauma within archives, provide an overview of how trauma is currently experienced within the archival profession, and introduce a new resource on vicarious trauma in archives.
Background
The 2022 PCOM Project, Understanding the international landscape of trauma and archives survey results provided an important statistical overview of how trauma is currently experienced in archives. The resulting report found that over 50% of respondents identified as having experienced vicarious trauma in archives. In response, the 2023 PCOM Project, Resources to support archivists encountering trauma in archives, was developed to create a new resource that would acknowledge vicarious trauma is an issue for the archival profession and be modifiable to include the resources and support available at specific organisations. This webinar will use the survey results to explore the present understanding of trauma in archives and introduce the template that organisations can use to acknowledge and respond to vicarious trauma in archives.
Webinar Details
Date: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Time: 7:00 AEDT (21:00 CET, Paris time on Tuesday 12 December). To confirm the date/time of this session in your time zone please use the following link.
Location: Online.
Registration: The session is free and open to all.
This virtual session will be delivered in English. Interpretation into other languages will not be provided.
This webinar will be recorded and published on the ICA's YouTube channel.