In April of 2015, I attended a conference in Paramus, New Jersey where a hero of mine (and friend for many years before he got as famous as he is now), Dr. Bruce Perry was the speaker. The subject was on trauma, which is what he speaks about all over the world. I was stunned […]
The Scary Reality of Hate Crimes
As a country we have witnessed some alarming and violent realities in this past week. Bombs have been sent to many of our political leaders. Two African-Americans were killed at a grocery store near Louisville, Kentucky and there was a shooting that killed 11 people and wounded others in a synagogue in Pittsburgh. All of […]
The Eagles and Ellen Support Autism
One of the growing issues in our country is child autism. According to the Autism Society more than 3.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder. The current prevalence of diagnosed autism is estimated at 1 in 59 births and the incidence of autism in U.S. children increased by 119.4 percent from 2000 to […]
Helping Children Cope With Their Fears
So here comes Halloween, with all the many scary images and experiences that children are exposed to. How many children become overwhelmed by the terror of believing some of the people in costume are real: the ghosts and witches and monsters. Trying to be logical often doesn’t work (“It’s okay, honey, it’s just make-believe!”). Being […]
Systems Readiness for Trauma-informed Care
I have been extremely pleased to hear and see that so many of our systems have started thinking globally about trauma-informed care. Our federal government has issued a resolution to declare that government staff need to be trauma-informed. Our schools are moving towards a trauma-informed training agenda in many states, including our state of Pennsylvania. […]
The Opioid Crisis Relief Act
Approximately 197 individuals per day overdose and lose their lives to opioids. It is a horrid statistic in our country and the impact is far reaching and devastating to families and communities. Our resources for prevention and treatment have been limited and our few systems of care for drug rehabilitation have been completely overwhelmed from […]
Tickling; A Form of Trauma?
I have very clear memories of being a young child tortured by my brother who tickled me unmercifully whenever he could. I can remember the sensations of helplessness and desperation, wanting to cry, scream, get away and him sitting on me, laughing while he tickled even harder. He was four years older and capable of […]
The Labels Used as a Result of Trauma Injury
This past week I was listening to my friend Dr. Sandra Bloom speak about clinical issues related to trauma. She was discussing the need for a radical paradigm shift in how we view and treat individuals who have been trauma-impacted who are in our systems of care. They could be inmates, mental patients, addicts or […]
Secondary Traumatic Stress in Teachers
One powerful reality in our schools is that teachers face the difficulties of dealing with students that have a trauma narrative. About 50% of children have some kind of trauma in their lives and it has a significant impact on teachers every day. In this case it has been labelled secondary traumatic stress and it […]
The Case Against Homework
“Do your homework!” “No TV/playing games/going outside to play… until your homework is done!” How many parents find themselves nagging their children to complete their homework while their children tell them they are too stressed, too tired, too overwhelmed, or too confused to complete their assignments? It turns out there is some thought-provoking research that […]
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