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.
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.
How many of us have faced that difficult position of being “different”? Conversely, how often do we face the opportunity to learn from someone perceived in that same way? Have certain life events forced you to “start over” in a new... Continue reading.
[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Video_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Focused Assessment and Differential Diagnosis is available now. Below, Dr. Cae Soma explains the origins of this course. How can one... Continue reading.
Leading to the release of her new course, Practicing Resilience, Erin Reed will be guiding readers through her best advice for taking care of one’s self. As professionals shoulder the burden of their students’ or clients’ trauma, it is... Continue reading.
Leading to the release of her new course, Practicing Resilience, Erin Reed will be guiding readers through her best advice for taking care of one's self. As professionals shoulder the burden of their students' or clients' trauma, it is paramount... Continue reading.
For many trauma-informed practitioners, caring for the children they serve is often through the lens of “patient” or “student”. Rarely does our work become too personal. For Starr Certified Trauma Practitioner Jon Jon Rivero, 2013’s... Continue reading.
Recently a teenage client asked me a question that threw me, unexpectedly. (Over the years, I’ve amassed a considerable anthology of examples on what makes them famous for this gift, so it’s not an easy thing to do these days!) I attended an... Continue reading.
For Linda Duran, the need for a grief and loss support group emerged when students in her school had already experienced tragedy. [caption id="attachment_2089" align="alignright" width="280"] Click here to download your free "Helping a Friend... Continue reading.
Leading to the release of her new course, Practicing Resilience, Erin Reed will be guiding readers through her best advice for taking care of one's self. As professionals shoulder the burden of their students' or clients' trauma, it is paramount... Continue reading.
Fall is in full-swing, and hopefully a sense of “normalcy” to the school year has set in. It’s a welcome feeling for many families! There is a growing movement across our nation that parents may not be aware of. It’s the concept of having... Continue reading.
Trauma affects us all. Whether it comes from our own experiences, or we feel the impact vicariously, chances are that negative interactions we have had in the past could have been resolved differently had all parties involved been trauma-informed.... Continue reading.
As a supplement to Starr Commonwealth’s Violence in Schools resource, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Derek Allen shared this perspective on what schools can do to proactively curb school violence. [caption... Continue reading.
One of most powerful tools in a trauma-informed practitioners belt is the ability to remain constantly curious about what has happened, or is happening, to children in their care. Often, it can be difficult to know where to start in order to build... Continue reading.
During her time in the classroom, it was no wonder to Julie McDaniel-Muldoon why she always attracted those students who struggled to find their sense of belonging. From chess club and Magic the Gathering, to punk rockers and “misfits”, these... Continue reading.
