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.” […]
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 […]
How Judges are Becoming Trauma-Informed
I spend a great deal of time discussing as a society how we can find ways to trauma inform the systems that deal with children who have been impacted by trauma. So often we label, provide treatment, discipline and even punish our children and teenagers without understanding that they may be attempting to cope with […]
Trauma Ignites Stress Hormones
The impact on the body of unresolved, significant trauma. Most of us can think about a time when we were startled, frightened, felt threatened or put in a place of high stress. In these moments, our bodies take over and our heart rate usually surges. We feel this wave of energy streaming through our bodies […]
Helping Public Health become Trauma-Informed
Memphis Tennessee that has experienced severe trauma for decades. Several months ago Diane Wagenhals, Director of Lakeside Global Institute, and I were fortunate enough to visit Memphis, Tennessee. While there, we were able to meet with the staff and associates of the ACE Awareness Foundation. For those who may not know, Memphis is a city […]
Come to the Philadelphia Trauma Training Conference
Preventing Childhood Trauma and its Impact across the Lifespan: An Interprofessional Agenda for Providers, Advocates, Policy Makers, and Community Members As we begin the summer season, once again we prepare for the Annual Philadelphia Trauma Training Conference. This 2nd Annual conference is sponsored by The Community and Trauma Counseling Program of Thomas Jefferson University and […]
Lakeside Therapeutic Schools featured in Trauma-Informed Philanthropy Guide
Philadelphia has become a leader in creating momentum for trauma-informed care. The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, the Scattergood Foundation, and the Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia have spent a great deal of time, resources and energy developing a Trauma-Informed Philanthropy Guide. These organizations have just published their second edition of this […]
Coming Soon: The Online Premier of Lakeside’s NeuroLogic and Enhancing Trauma Awareness Courses
Many of us have exciting goals and plans for the year to come. At Lakeside, we, too, are excited about what lies ahead for us in 2018. Here are six reasons why: Our schools are thriving We have been recognized as one of the innovators of trauma-informed educational environments Our In-School Counselor Program has continued […]
Want to Be Trained in Trauma Informed Care? First, Know This.
I have been discussing how communities can become trauma-informed. In my last post, I wrote about the permeating effect of trauma training. But this post addresses where you fall on the continuum of sophistication. It is one thing you need to know to move forward with training. What Are the Trauma Training Levels of Sophistication? […]
