Attachment & Trauma Network and the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint are excited to jointly host this all-day, virtual event on Friday, October 14, 2022 " We're offering this event NOW for this primary reason," explains Guy Stephens, AASR Founder and ED, "The past two years in education have been especially challenging. With the increase in stress, comes an increase of behaviors in the classroom. Traditional approaches to "managing" behaviors are failing...we all need help now!"...

The Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc. (ATN) announces the launching of Team R&R - an online community for educators and other child-serving professionals on the journey of being trauma-informed and resilience-building. The community focuses on R&R...being regulated & relational...as cornerstone qualities in being trauma-informed, healing-focused and resilience-building. The community's two big focuses are on providing exclusive content and peer-led connection and interaction.

If you're a Virginia resident or know someone who is, we have quite a few opportunities for educators, organizations, and community leaders to attend our virtual conference FOR FREE! Due to funding available through your state, registration waivers are available for Virginians who work with children and want to learn more about trauma-informed, resilience-building strategies. The virtual portion of our conference takes place live February 24-25, 2022 and all virtual content will be available...

The Attachment & Trauma Network is honored to announce the participation of the U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona in our 5th annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference. Sec. Cardona will address attendees during our general session on Tuesday, Feb 22 in Houston, TX. Sec. Cardona and leaders in the trauma-informed education community will have a live (via satellite) conversation about the importance of trauma-informed strategies and practices in schools and the ways in...

Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN) is excited to announce the addition of a screening of the Mott Haven Documentary at the 5th annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference on Thursday, Feb 24, 2022. The screening will include a conversation with JC Hall, LMSW, EXAT a Hip Hop artist and clinical social worker who runs the Hip Hop Therapy Studio program at Mott Haven Community High School, a “second-chance” transfer school in the South Bronx. In 2013, Hall assembled a professional...

Join Julie Beem & Ginger Healy of ATN's Podcast - Regulated and Relational - where their guest for Episode 16 is Cissy White. Cissy is a self-proclaimed Joy Stalker and Truth Teller, and boy, is she ever! Her passion is to make trauma informed changes for survivors of trauma who are parenting with ACEs. With Julie and Ginger, Cissy discusses her path to healing. She says, “Trauma informed change must be led by survivors” and ATN could not agree more! In 2013, Cissy began her blog, Heal...

In less than a week, parents and caregivers for children impacted by early childhood trauma will be learning and supported at the Standing Strong Virtual Conference - Sept 13-15, 2021, hosted by the Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc. (ATN) . This 3-day event is focused on helping those caring for children with developmental trauma, complex PTSD and attachment challenges learn advocacy strategies and focus on their own care/burnout needs now that their children are back in school. Speakers...

Now is the time to submit proposals for the workshops at the 5th annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference hosted by the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN)! This year's conference will be an asynchronous hybrid - with an in-person conference Feb 20-22, 2022 in Houston, TX and a virtual component on Feb 24 & 25. We're expecting 2000 educators from across the country and around the world to attend this conference, which will include 4 exciting keynotes, pre-conference "deep...

In just over 30 days, the Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference #TSS2020ATN will open its doors at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, GA to 2,000 educators from across the United States and countries around the world. Hosted by the Attachment & Trauma Network, #TSS2020ATN features 120 workshops, 16 deep dives and three dynamic keynotes. In addition to hearing from Dr. Robert Anda, co-founding investigator on the ACEs study; Dr. Ross Greene, originator of the Collaborative &...

Early Bird Registration is open for our 3rd Annual Conference, Feb 16-18, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. https://creatingtraumasensitiveschools.org/conference/ The Call for Presentations remains open through Saturday, June 15, 2019. Submissions for workshops are accepted online only at this link: https://ww2.eventrebels.com/er/CFP/OnlineSubmissionEMailLogin.jsp?CFPID=1005&Submit=Reset

Do you have specialized expertise in trauma-informed care and education? Has your school taken the journal toward becoming trauma-sensitive ? The Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN) is looking for workshop presenters from a variety of backgrounds: educators (at all levels), counselors, social workers, clinicians, community leaders and others to present at our 2020 conference, February 16-18, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. You will be speaking at the LARGEST gathering of trauma-informed educators in...

Now is the best time to get the lowest registration price for the 2nd Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference , hosted by the Attachment & Trauma Network, Slated for February 17-19, 2019 at the Washington Hilton, this conference includes 75 workshops from experts in trauma-informed education across the country and around the world. Early bird pricing of $395 ends at midnight Friday, November 30. Here's the registration link. Those needing to use purchase orders can contact...

The Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN) is seeking experienced educators and other experts to present workshops at our 2nd Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference(CTSS2019) , Feb 17-19, 2019 at the Washington Hilton in Washington DC. Deadline is this Saturday, June 30. Here's the link to submit your proposal online. With over 70 workshops and an expected attendance of over 800 educators from all across the US and even internationally, CTSS2019 is focused on growing the...

The 1st annual Conference for Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools drew over 500 education professionals to Washington DC. We're planning next year's conference now. Here are some insights from attendees on the conference. The call for workshop presentations for CTSS 2019 is currently OPEN. Learn more here . Sign up to get notification about registration...which is opening by August 1, 2018. Join us in DC in February 2019 for the comprehensive, international conference to create trauma-informed...

The Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc. (ATN) is seeking workshop proposals from the experts in the field of creating trauma-sensitive schools. Our 2nd Annual Conference for Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools will be Feb 17-19, 2019 and will include 75 workshops -- with room for a limited number of "deep dive" 3-hour sessions. We're expecting 800 or more education professionals from across the US, Canada and other countries. Our 2018 conference had educators from 38 states and 4 countries.

With less than 20 days before the start of the first National Conference for Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools , organizers from the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN) announce that attendees from three continents and 38 states will descend on Washington DC Feb 18-20 to explore the latest in best practices on trauma-informed education. “We had no idea that teachers and administrators from nearly every state and so many other countries would join us in DC in mid-winter,” says Julie Beem,...

Don't miss the most economical way to attend the National Conference for Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools in Washington DC, Feb 18-20, 2018. Early bird registration is only $395 through Fri, Dec 15. After that, full registration will cost $450. Here's the link to register. "Registration has been brisk," explains Melissa Sadin, Director of ATN's Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Program, "and the program we're offering is an incredible array of experts in the trauma-informed education field.

The Attachment & Trauma Network announces the full agenda of the first National Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference, February 18-20, 2018 at the Washington Hilton in Washington DC. The conference will feature keynotes by Dr. Susan Craig & Melissa Sadin, Robert Hull, and Dr. Mona Johnson. A Building Trauma-Informed Community luncheon will be held on Tuesday. And Jim Sporleder will be our special guest at a screening of Paper Tigers on Sunday night. "We had an overwhelming...

Washington DC . The Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc. (ATN) National Conference for Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools to be held on February 18-20, 2018 at the Washington Hilton will feature these trauma-informed education experts as keynotes: Susan Craig, PhD, Robert Hull, MA, EdS, and Mona Johnson, EdD. Dr. Susan Craig, a lifelong advocate of trauma-sensitive education reform, teacher educator, and author of three books on trauma-informed education will present "Trauma-Sensitive...

June 2016. ATN’s Trauma-Sensitive Schools (TSS) Initiative hosted our first Professional Development Training June 27 & 28 in Somerville, NJ. The Superintendent of Somerville Schools, Dr. Tim Purnell was the keynote and spoke on the importance of viewing things through a different lens. Then ATN’s TSS trainers Melissa Sadin and Jen Alexander provided a full day of training to enable educators to realize the impact of early childhood trauma; recognize traumatized children in their...