Starr Commonwealth has been ranked as the seventh best nonprofits to work for in 2020 by The NonProfit Times. This is the first time the leader in healing trauma and building resilience in children was named to the list, which is compiled in... Continue reading.
The Circle of Courage and COVID-19
The Circle of Courage is a model of resilience built upon the belief that all individuals, regardless of their age, have four universal needs. When any one or more of these universal needs is not being met, our “circle” is thought to be... Continue reading.
Starr Commonwealth Donates 25,000 Downloads of Online Education Course to Support Teaching Trauma-Informed Care to K-12 Educators
In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Starr Commonwealth has donated more than 25,000 downloads of an online education course to support teaching trauma-informed care protocols to K-12 educators around the country. From its headquarters in... Continue reading.
Trauma is Fact. So is Resilience!
We are so pleased that so many of you are finding the Trauma-Informed Resilient Schools course content helpful. Thank you for completing the survey! For those of you who haven’t had a chance, please register for our online course free of... Continue reading.
Being Trauma-Informed and Resilience-Focused is a Mindset
During this time of uncertainty and potentially traumatic consequence, Starr Commonwealth is committed to supporting teachers and other caring adults in whatever way we can. To best assist educators poised to provide the nurturing foundation our... Continue reading.
COVID-19, School Cancellation, and Trauma
During this time of uncertainty and potentially traumatic consequence, Starr Commonwealth is committed to supporting teachers and other caring adults in whatever way we can. To best assist educators poised to provide the nurturing foundation our... Continue reading.
The Bullying Experience
You don’t have to be a victim to experience trauma. Trauma can be experienced by those who witness traumatic events. Relatives or peers of the victim are at risk as well. You can even experience trauma by listening to the details of an event on... Continue reading.
PTSD and Yoga
The experience of trauma is one of prolonged stress accompanied with worry, fear, anger, and sadness. Following trauma, memories are re-experienced in a person’s mind as images. However, they are also re-experienced as sensations in a... Continue reading.
What Every Parent Needs to Know – Trauma & Dysregulation
Trauma is an overwhelming experience for children and parents. Parents want to help their traumatized children but don’t always know what they can do. Providing parents with five ways to help their traumatized children will offer them... Continue reading.
Universal Needs
We've learned so much about trauma and resilience over the years. In fact, for the uninformed practitioner, the amount of information available nowadays can be daunting. So what do I talk about when I have friends or concerned parents approach me... Continue reading.
President & CEO Elizabeth Carey Receives Albion Leadership Award
On behalf of the Albion Community Leadership Council and Substance Abuse Prevention Services, Dr. Harry Bonner bestowed the inaugural Dr. Sheryl Mitchell Servant Leadership Award to Elizabeth Carey on the morning of February 7, 2020 on the campus of... Continue reading.
4 Trauma-Informed Essentials About the Power of Creative Expression
As trauma practitioners, we know the benefits of processes that engage the senses and the role that non-verbal expression can have to help youth manage trauma and loss. Creative arts therapies offer children and adolescents impacted by trauma a... Continue reading.
The Trauma of Addiction
To introduce her new course, Healing the Trauma of Addiction, Becca Gerlach, LMSW, CAADC, revisited her October 2018 blog post addressing the trauma of addiction. Addiction is a way to hide Let’s talk about addiction as trauma. I am sure we have... Continue reading.
ADHD? ODD? It Could Be Trauma
Symptoms and responses following trauma or during chronic exposure to stress can look like many other disorders. Two of the most common diagnoses in the school setting for children of all ages are Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)... Continue reading.
Understanding Private Logic and Behavior
Imagine an eleven-year-old student who, their entire life, has experienced that when adults in their home yell, someone gets hit or hurt. And then this student is in your classroom and you, in a well-intentioned and benign manner, raise your... Continue reading.
