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Cultivating Resilience

Jan 25, 2022

Given the ongoing pandemic, we hear a lot today about quote/unquote “lost learning.” Some educators will try to lessen the impact and anxiety of that phrase by restating it as quote/unquote “delayed learning.” Either way, COVID 19 has impacted learning. But that focus masks a larger tragedy. If our series...


Jan 20, 2022

Given their limited numbers, addressing student trauma can’t just fall to school counselors, psychologists, and social workers. Teachers can naturally play a crucial role given the amount of time they have with students. For some teachers, implementing trauma-informed practices may require a paradigm shift in how...


Jan 18, 2022

Along with their home and natural environments, a child’s community is now recognized as a potential contributor to adverse childhood experiences. The results can be devastating for development. Substandard schools, intolerance, discrimination, and racism can lead to chronic health issues, minimum employment,...


Jan 13, 2022

In this episode, Jennifer Spiegler with Kognito, a developer of virtual role-play simulations for education and clinical training, will share details on how and why virtual simulations work to provide educators with critical trauma training. She is joined in this discussion by Janet Pozmantier, a behavior health...


Jan 11, 2022

Most educators don’t need fancy letters after their name to work effectively with traumatized youth. They just need to look at them and approach them differently. And knowing now that a child’s trauma stands in the way of their learning, how educators approach such students couldn’t be more critical. Dan Press,...