My last several blogs have focused on considering how needs often differ for someone who has experienced significant trauma versus someone who has not and how it is important to intentionally respond in ways that address specific needs of that person. My last blog focused on intentionally responding to someone with unresolved trauma: Trauma-Sensitive Affirming. […]
A Day of Reflection and Celebration
Each year Lakeside’s leadership and Board of Directors meet to review and reflect on all that directly impacted our students in our programs, in addition to the vast amount of training that we offer to schools and communities regionally, nationally and globally. It is a day that encapsulates so much of who we are, what […]
Law Enforcement and Mental Health
The National Alliance on Mental Health has published statistical information about what many of our law enforcement officers are experiencing. Here are statistics from NAMI: Nearly 1 in 4 police officers has thoughts of suicide at some point in their life The suicide rate for police officers is four times higher than the rate for […]
The Next Level in Meeting the Unique Needs of the Trauma-Impacted Person
My last few blogs have focused on considering how the needs differ for someone who has experienced significant trauma rather than if they haven’t had past trauma. It’s important to continue using the other levels: Trauma-Sensitive Listening, Establishing Safety and Keeping Your Distance along with Using Trauma-Sensitive Listening. The next level of responding is using […]
Self-injury and Suicide – Does one lead to the other?
It is frightening as a parent or caregiver to see a teenager participating in any form of self-injury. We know that it is always to be considered as a serious issue. So a common question to ask is does self-injury mean that a teenager will continue in this behavior until they commit a serious injury […]
Remembering 911
I am writing this post 18 years from the day that America experienced unexpected horror where thousands of our citizens lost their lives. Their small children at the time are now adults. The pain is noted every year on this date. I am sure there is so much reliving of this day from all of […]
Part 2: Meeting the Unique Needs of the Trauma-Impacted Person
My last three blogs focused on considering how the needs differ for someone who has experienced significant trauma versus someone who has not experienced it. Specifically, that blog, Establishing Safety, Keeping Your Distance focused on what a trauma-sensitive responder needs to use to better meet some of those needs: intentionally creating a sense of safety […]
The Berks County Trauma Summit
This past Thursday and Friday, September 5th and 6th we held the Berks County Trauma Summit at the Berks County Intermediate Unit. The staff and volunteers at the IU were wonderful to work with and the summit was well received. I felt a great deal of commitment and enthusiasm from the participants who attended. This […]
The Trauma of Hurricanes
Hurricane Dorian has been in the news on the East Coast for the past few days. Unfortunately it was a Category 5 hurricane that hovered over the Bahama Islands for over 24 hours with storm surges, heavy rain and high winds. Homes were destroyed, people had to leave and be moved out of their homes, […]
Step One in Meeting the Unique Needs of the Trauma-Impacted Person
In my last two blogs, I focused on how the needs differ for someone who has experienced significant trauma versus someone who has not experienced it. In today’s blog, I am beginning a series that focuses on some specific stages or levels a trauma-sensitive person takes to better meet those needs. More importantly, I will […]
