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Resilient-Informed Care Removes Stigma From Trauma
by Ashley Patek
on May 25 2021
When we label those with adverse experiences as “traumatized” we can create a stigma that there is something to fix, which shadows the wholeness of the individual. The resilience-informed approach is a strength-based framework that shifts the question of “What happened to you?” as seen in a trauma-informed approach to “What is right within you?” Here are 3 ways to mindfully become more resilient after trauma.
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Building Resilience Through Connection
by Ashley Patek
on May 17 2021
Children are wired to bounce back from trauma when they have protective factors in place. Through connection with a supportive adult, and through increasing their social-emotional skills, a child's health and development can tip towards positive outcomes.
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How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Outcomes
by Ashley Patek
on May 10 2021
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect, and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain.
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by Ashley Patek
on Aug 28 2020
What would happen if we taught our children to empathize with the "bully"? Here are three ways to love the person who is bullying.
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Helping Traumatized Children Learn – Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2019
by Ashley Patek
on Jan 07 2020
The Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2019 helps to define trauma-informed practices within schools with goals to decrease school-to-prison pipeline and create a safe learning environment.
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School to Prison Pipeline: New Bill to Diminish Willful Defiance Suspensions
by Ashley Patek
on Dec 15 2019
With efforts to keep children in school and out of the school-to-prison pipeline, teachers and administrators within California school districts will no longer be able to suspend elementary and middle school students for willful defiance, as part of a Senate Bill signed by Gov. Newsom.
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The Trauma-Aware Classroom: We All Need Compassion
by Guest Author
on Oct 29 2019
I am a teacher. In order to associate with the trauma of my students, I become aware of my own trauma.
