Abstract "We tested whether emotion regulation (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) and coping (distraction, avoidance, support seeking and active coping) mediate or moderate the association between change in life stress (change in...
"Laura Brown also states that in order to be culturally competent in providing trauma-informed services we should also consider how insidious trauma may be present even if the particular person has not identified having had an experience of overt...
"A number of new education laws in California tackle a particularly alarming issue: the state's schools now issue more suspensions to students than diplomas, especially to African-American students. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the Oakland...
The Fall 2012 Virginia Child Protection Newsletter provides a nice overview of evidence-based, trauma-focused treatment for children and families. You can find it at: http://psychweb.cisat.jmu.edu/graysojh/pdfs/Volume95.pdf
"Following the Newtown, Conn., shooting on Dec. 14 by Adam Lanza, the question of social withdrawal and isolation needs to be addressed, according to a perspective piece published online Dec. 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Noting that...
"The American Bar Association is seeking workshop proposals for their national conference on children and the law. Held in Washington, DC, "Raising the Bar: Lawyers as Partners for Family Well-Being" will feature emerging child welfare policy and...
"As a healthcare provider, delivering bad news to a patient and their family is never easy . This may be a weekly, or sadly even daily, occurrence for some health care providers. By delivering bad news through a trauma-informed lens, doctors, nurses,...
"...The results of this review suggest that trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is the best-supported treatment for children following childhood maltreatment. However, in line with increased interest in the diagnosis of complex PTSD...
"Background This article reviews the current debate on developmental trauma disorder (DTD) with respect to formalizing its diagnostic criteria. Victims of abuse, neglect, and maltreatment in childhood often develop a wide range of age-dependent...
"Background Although adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have previously been demonstrated to be adversely associated with a variety of health outcomes in adulthood, their specific association with sleep among adults has not...
Here's info about a job opportunity via Elizabeth Hudson: As many of you know, Fostering Futures (FF) is a private/public collaborative formed to accelerate trauma-informed care (TIC) across Wisconsin. FF is now hiring a person to direct...
"When I was asked to review this DVD about the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, I had some reservations. I had been listening to and accepting the concepts outlined by the ACE Study for about 20 years and I thought there wasn’t much...
"The literature on trust paralleled that on emotional intelligence, which began to get deeper scientific study following publication of psychologist Dan Goleman's bestselling book Emotional Intelligence.... "The idea is that you can have someone with...
" This is an interview with Paula Soto, who had worked since 2002 as an outpatient therapist in Pennsylvania. In 2010 she organized an afternoon of yoga, massage, dance and nutrition for clients at the Women's Center of Beaver County , a domestic...
"Any serious discussion of mental health reform must not scare people away from seeking treatment. On Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 the NBC program Meet the Press, NRA CEO and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre repeatedly called people afflicted or...