I don’t know if this is your experience but lately it seems that every profession has its own terminology. Sometimes the acronyms are completely confusing. Even when reading professional journals they seem to have a host of different abbreviations and expressions that are exclusively contextual to their respective field of endeavor. Also, social media has […]
How to Develop an Exemplary Train-the-Trainers Program
Lakeside Global Institute trains thousands of professionals yearly in multi-levels of trauma awareness and responsiveness. We have developed a long list of workshops and full courses with certifications that equip our professionals who deal with individuals who have been impacted by some form of adversity or trauma. One hard reality is that in the post-pandemic […]
How to Reduce Gun Violence – The Omaha 360 Model
More than 6,000 people have been fatally shot already in this new year in the United States. These deaths are filled with so many levels of trauma for loved ones and family members. It sometimes feels hopeless that we can fix this epidemic of violence since these numbers continue to rise nationally. However, in Omaha, […]
How Can We Prevent the Onslaught of Mass Shootings?
I am sure you are as concerned and shocked as I am when we hear these mass shooting stories that are becoming so prevalent at stores, in schools, in churches, in universities, in city neighborhoods and recently at the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas. So many citizens find themselves going about their normal […]
How to Understand the Many Layers of Trauma
I was in conversation with someone who had some significant trauma in their lives. They had processed many aspects of it in therapy. Then as they experienced a new set of memories stimulated by encounters with individuals who were a part of their life during that period of time, they experienced an entire re-enactment of […]
How to Help Students Who are Falling Through the Cracks
Lakeside supports students who struggle to stay in our public school systems. We have 4 schools and a large in-school-district counseling program serving 51 school districts. We strive to help students continue their growth and development academically, clinically and emotionally. One of the hard realities is that school can be very difficult for many students […]
The Fentanyl Crisis – Where is the Outrage?
I just listened to a podcast on Apple News with Scott Higha, an investigative reporter who has done a great deal of research on the expansion of use of fentanyl. In this podcast, more alarming news about fentanyl was revealed from his investigation. Quite frankly, this is a dangerous and potent drug we all need […]
How Graphic Videos of Racial Violence Can Traumatize Viewers
I think this is a very important blog for both Black and white readers as well as other people of color. Speaking as a white person, what I’m going to share was totally new for me. In speaking with my Black friends, they not only knew and understood it, they live it. What I’m talking […]
The Entrapping Nature of Trauma
I spend a great deal of time speaking with organizations, programs and individuals who have experienced a variety of types of trauma. I recognize that trauma is complicated and there is no one expression of it that is more common than another. It is defined as any “deeply disturbing experience.” We know that it has […]
A Tragic Story of Gun Violence By a 6-Year-Old
As I was watching the news several nights ago, I saw the story of a toddler walking on a deck with his dad’s firearm. This child was treating the gun as a toy. I think most who saw it were as appalled as I was. We may think that it was an isolated incident. However […]
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