Among many of the discussions about trauma-informed communities is the importance of including faith leaders and faith communities. They are usually engaged in their community in a much more significant way as they have regular touch (usually weekly) with families, children and community members. There is a bond there that is not only relational but […]
Helping Traumatized Children Regulate
In my last blog, I shared information from Dr. Bruce Perry and his approach to understanding the needs of a traumatized child to first receive regulation help before expecting that child to be able to relate or reason. In this post I will provide you with some of his recommendations for promoting regulation. This will […]
The Encouragement of Kindness
In so many of our life circumstances we encounter the sad reality that our fellow man can be fearful, self-consumed and sometimes indifferent to the needs of others. The news is full of examples of how people can be abusive, angry, cynical and sometimes even violent. It can be extremely discouraging at times and it […]
Understanding the Teenage Brain
For as long as neuroscience has been in existence we have believed that the brain doesn’t change that much after childhood. However recent research has indicated just the opposite. There is a lot of change, growth and rewiring that goes on and most parents, caregivers and educators are continually perplexed by the brain changes, behaviors […]
With a Traumatized Child, Regulating Trumps Rules
I clearly remember sitting in the audience in Banff Canada several years ago, listening attentively to Dr. Bruce Perry share some of his latest approaches to helping trauma-impacted children. He showed us all a slide with three words stacked on top of each other. At the bottom was “Regulate,” next was “Relate” followed by “Reason.” […]
The Trauma-Informed Triangle
I spend a great deal of time speaking with professionals and organizational leaders about how to become trauma-informed. There is growing interest from professionals in schools, mental health organizations, social services, criminal justice and systems of care in how to become trauma informed. As I reflect upon what I am personally witnessing in our field […]
Trauma-Informed, Not An Easy Concept
I was recently sent a link to a blog from ACES Connection by Tanya Fritz. Trauma is a term is used by many of us as a way to describe environments where students and clients can be who they are, find safety and are allowed to grow into the people we know they can be. […]
Preventing an Alarming Event from Being Encoded As a Trauma
In my last blog I invited you to consider that not every dramatic incident is necessarily trauma. As was noted, we can prevent a dramatic event from becoming a traumatic one through trauma-sensitive responses in the moments before, during and after an event. Part of understanding the nature of trauma is to appreciate that […]
Violence and its Impact on Children
I have previously written on the impact of childhood adversity on adult life. Specifically, violence in the home has a huge impact on the future of a child. A recent article in USA Today cites the research and some significant conclusions on this issue. Although those who work with children have intuitively recognized for years […]
Is it Drama or Trauma?
A child sustains a major fall. Someone is in a car accident. The power goes out for several days. In studying the nature of trauma, it is important to appreciate that not every dramatic event, time of loss and grief, moment of fear or upset is traumatic for someone. Our minds, brains and bodies are […]
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