Abstract
This video essay offers and holistically analyzes the lived experiences of undergraduate writing center consultants during the COVID-19 pandemic from the minds and mouths of the consultants themselves. It situates the consultants’ reflections among current literature on consultant mental health and wellness and suggests we “fill the gap” in this literature by continuing research on consultants’ well-being. Consultants reflect on a specific intervention assignment they engaged with in an ongoing consultant education course at a small liberal arts college in the Pacific Northwest during Fall 2020: the Pandemic Wellness Project. They conclude that writing centers should: offer more opportunities for processing cognitive load; make space for consultant mental health and wellness as a regular—and significant —part of consultant education theory and practice; and create new avenues for meaningful dialogue between consultant and director, consultant and consultant, and, especially, consultant and self.
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- 2021-09
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- COVID-19, pandemic, mental health, wellness, cognitive load, well-being, lived experiences, mindfulness, intentionality, motivation, self-care, assignment design, online consulting, communication, support systems, development, ongoing education, Pandemic Wellness Project, reflection, emotion, body language, tutoring style, learning style, survival, grace, community, social justice, helping, vulnerability, safety protocol, relationships, space, place, modal expression, consulting roles, empathy
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