Dr. Eric Rossen and a team of educators from the Trauma Informed Educators Network Facebook group developed a comprehensive list of considerations for educators to think about when we eventually return to school. These considerations were put into an information video by Paradigm Shift Education and is now accessible on YouTube. Feel free to listen, like and share it if it resonates with you. https://youtu.be/P4qU-QzT2Q0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW8HGlTnjjw Ten Words: Anxious Depressed Afraid Frustrated Angry Ashamed Alone Lonely Exhausted Numb Think of the worst you have felt in the past day or week and attach the feeling word from the list above that most accurately describes it. Now say it aloud in your mind and see if you agree with it or want to change it to another word or perhaps more than one word or other words that are not on the list. When you’ve finally selected it say to yourself, “Yeah,...
This story was developed in collaboration with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network to help young children and families talk about their experiences and feelings related to COVID-19 and the need to stay inside. In the story, the virus has spread to Littletown causing changes in everyone's lives. The story opens doors to conversations about family and community strengths, challenges and feelings related to COVID-19, ways grown-ups help children keep safe, and our gratitude for...
By Nessia Berner Wong, Kimberly Libman, Sabrina Adler, and Rebecca Johnson, Change Lab Solutions, April 21, 2020 COVID-19 has urgently demonstrated that everyone needs to live in safe and healthy communities. The people most affected by COVID-19 are communities of color , people with low income , immigrants , and other underserved groups. These groups are most vulnerable because of existing laws and policies that affect the fundamental drivers of health inequities . Communities and local...
From Heal SF, April 2020 (See attached file for guidelines.) On behalf of Mayor Breed, Our Children Our Families Council, and all those most impacted by our COVID 19 response, I’d like to take a moment to thank you for your time, expertise, commitment and passion that you brought to the Heal SF Clinical Advisory Body. Without your gracious contributions, we would not have guidelines to support our first responders and those most impacted by this unprecedented circumstance. The guidelines...
By Chiara Sottile and Erik Ortiz, NBC News, April 19, 2020 Every third day, someone from Dr. Michelle Tom's family navigates their pickup truck 14 miles over the pothole-pocked dirt roads of the Navajo Nation to a community center. There, for about $95 a week, her family fills their water tank and hauls it back home to the double-wide trailer she shares with seven relatives in northeastern Arizona. Or at least that's how Tom was getting water before she had to cut off physical contact with...
By Marisa Martinez, EdSource, April 17, 2020 Mornings for student Cristina Zetino at California State University, Los Angeles are as normal as they can be. Before she packs up her things, she checks in with the family that offers her an occasional place to lay her head for the night. The self-described “couch surfer” alternates between three different homes throughout the week while juggling work and classes. Always in her possession are three bags: “One bag for school, one for clothes and a...
Please join us for the ongoing discussion of 'A Better Normal- Education Upended'. Last time we just scratched the surface!! Our current capacity is 100 participants, so please join us on time and we will enter people until we reach capacity. These will be recorded and available on the ACEsConnection website. Zoom meeting info below.
By A. Hosack & P. Berman, K. Hecht I don’t know if I want to play with him again or not. I have fun with him. But maybe he steals…. Claire’s taking Davy to the park. He had been looking forward to going all week. At breakfast, he had danced around the kitchen with his cereal bowl as he reminded his mommy they were going. But now the excitement he had felt earlier felt bad- more like worry. He enjoyed his time so much more at the park when he played with somebody else. But what if the...
By K. Hecht, A. Hosack & P. Berman Everything’s going the way I’d hoped. I’ll wait till next week and then ask her out. Craig was thinking about Claire every day. He imagined he saw the back of her hair swinging whenever he was in a crowd. He couldn’t stop himself from rushing up to see if the woman was Claire despite knowing how unlikely that was. Sometimes he would remember the look on her face when he had gotten angry with her. She had pulled away so quickly! She must have come from a...
This book provides a fresh take on addiction & recovery by presenting a more inclusive framework than traditional understandings. Utilizing an initial case study that continues throughout, it blends cutting-edge information from addiction studies, interpersonal neurobiology, attachment psychology, social ecology, and trauma science into a coherent analysis. The implications of each perspective for treatment and fostering recovery are explained. Several chapters review what is currently...
A joint research study between Boston University & Brigham and Women's Hospital. Who is eligible to participate? We are looking for young adults who are: Between the ages of 18-30 Living in the United States OR receiving education from the United States What will I do in this research study? You may be asked to complete a 30-45 minute online survey that will take place up to 3 times (April, July, and October 2020) Some participants will be selected to participate in a 20-minute in-depth...
Sometimes a high ACEs score or history of trauma can have you feeling stuck. You see patterns playing out around you and 'to you' and you can't seem to get yourself out of it. I've been there. I've also gotten myself out of it and used all kinds of tools to do it. I am a certified coach who believes in providing people with tools of their own to move into a place of self-leadership. We all have the capacity to heal. It takes work, self-reflection, ownership of our own behaviors and...
The fourth week of the 6-week "Warriors of Hope" event will continue this Sunday night at 8 pm Central Time on "Breaking the Silence with Dr. Gregory Williams" radio program. This 6-week event features six very special guests that will offer their insight on the power of HOPE in their lives and provide encouragement, wisdom and insight on the need for resilience in lives today. This series has resulted in praise from around the world from the listeners that have tuned in. This week's guest...
By Beth Darnall, MedPage Today, March 27, 2020 COVID-19 presents new challenges for everyone. However, healthcare professionals are facing unique personal and professional challenges within the context of this rapidly shifting landscape. Individuals may find themselves managing multiple new challenges at once. Some medical professions, such as anesthesiology, emergency medicine, or intensive care, incur greater risks for contamination as they perform intubation procedures on hospitalized...