One of the pillars of American society are our faith-based communities. These communities are usually represented in churches that people attend weekly to receive spiritual guidance and support through varied aspects of their life and community with those of like-minded faith. Many of us have spent our whole lives attending a church of our own […]
Unconditional Positive Regard
The concept of unconditional positive regard was developed by Carl Rogers in 1956 and is widely accepted as essential for therapy to be effective. According to Rogers, unconditionality means that there are no conditions of acceptance. Wikipedia adds to this by stating that this basic acceptance and support of a person is regardless of what […]
The Shatterproof Family Program
One of the organizations that is working diligently to change the field of addictions is Shatterproof. Shatterproof is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the devastation addiction causes families.Shatterproof has recently launched a new Family Program. Here is the summary they have published about this program for families who have been impacted by addiction. […]
Developmental Trauma and the Process of Recovery
This post is primarily for professionals who are dealing with children who have had adverse childhood experiences at an early age and have experienced what is clinically characterized as Developmental Trauma. It is an article written by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Shoshanah Lyons who writes a very nice synopsis using the work of our friend and […]
Is One Adverse Childhood Experience Worse Than the Others
Most people who are studying the subject of trauma are aware of the ACEs research: the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study that was first done in the late 1990s. This study shows the powerful impact of childhood adversity on a person’s future health outcomes. It is comprised of 10 categories of childhood adversity. Each type of […]
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is the month where we place some emphasis on preventing child abuse among our children. We recognize that adverse childhood experiences have significant negative impact on the quality of life well beyond childhood years. This can take the form of physical or sexual abuse, emotional abuse or neglect by parents or caregivers. Early detection […]
Recent research on Trauma-Informed Schools
Lakeside has had the privilege of training organizations and schools in 51 counties within the State of Pennsylvania. In that process we have learned much about systems of care and schools that want to be trauma-informed. We have met so many who are concerned for their students and other clients who have had some kind […]
The Pull to Overindulge Traumatized Children
Sometimes when a caregiver is raising a child they know has been traumatized, those parents can feel a strong pull to try to compensate for the stress and pain the child has experienced, sometimes resulting in overindulging that child. The reasons for such overindulgence make sense: those raising a traumatized child may feel a strong […]
Lakeside School at the Philadelphia Flower Show
One of the most significant annual events in Philadelphia each year is the Philadelphia Flower Show. It is the largest flower show in the country and one of the largest in the world. This year floral artists from all over the world came to compete with each other in a three-phase contest to create their […]
Time to Start Doing Something About the Opioid Crisis
I have been posting recently about how our systems of care are severely siloed to the point that we have become ineffective in making significant progress with many of our social problems. One of my salient points is that we have for too long treated specific symptoms in a vacuum without dealing with some of […]
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