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What Is Institutional Betrayal and How to Overcome It

By Katharine Manning — 2021

We’ve faced the pandemic, violent racism, economic uncertainty, and environmental disaster. Many of us are experiencing trauma and distress. The way organizations respond to these challenges and the decisions they make going forward will reverberate for many years to come. To understand why the response to trauma and distress is so vital, it’s important to know the concept of institutional betrayal.

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