Children's System of Care Committee - Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:00pm
Blog
Beating the Isolation Caused by COVID-19
There is no doubt that the coronavirus has taken the world’s collective breath away. People are getting sick by the thousands, with many not surviving. The governments around the globe have mostly shut down their countries to help prevent Covid19 as it kills even more people.
A Story of Resurrection [Discoverourcoast.com]
Originally posted on DiscoverOurCoast.com by Paul Haeder, June 8, 2020 “Trauma creates change you don’t choose. Healing is about creating change you do choose.” — Michelle Rosenthall A features column in an arts and lifestyle rag usually doesn’t go down the rabbit hole of a person’s trauma and her battles scraping to get out of darkness. A few artists I’ve interviewed for Deep Dive unleashed catharsis into their personal journeys, including personal hells; however, after reading my drafts,...
Blue Ridge counselor creates "Safe Spaces" for youth [wmicentral.com]
By Laura Singleton, White Mountain Independent, June 19, 2020 Kids of all ages need a safe space. A place to feel part of a group — a place to belong. It comes easy for some and, for others, it’s a slow, rocky journey. This is where peer support training can help. Coronavirus, school closing early, isolation and fears of “not belonging” or “not fitting in” can take a toll on students. Blue Ridge Junior High School counselor, Becky Montoya, LPC, M.Ed, NCC, training assistant Julia Reidhead...
Students speak out: California educators host first-ever statewide talk about institutional racism [sfchronicle.com]
By Brett Simpson, San Francisco Chronicle, June 18, 2020 On Wednesday afternoon, over 300 California educators, parents, and students tuned into Facebook Live to hear high school students speak honestly about their own experiences of racism, implicit bias, and trauma at school. The “ Student Support Circle: Institutional Racism and Implicit Bias ,” was co-hosted by the California Department of Education and the National Equity Project, and is the first among several initiatives state...
Black men of Boston speak out about racism, trauma in Roxbury forum [bostonglobe.com]
By Lucas Phillips, The Boston Globe, June 20, 2020 On the eve of Father’s Day, two events brought Black men together to reflect on experiences of racism, surviving trauma, and speaking to the youth. At Roxbury Community College on Saturday afternoon, a powerful conversation took place among some of the city’s most dynamic Black men, from business leaders to the wrongly incarcerated, from religious figures to law enforcement officials. “I won’t say this is an overdue conversation” said...
Healing and the trauma of centuries [newday.co.tt]
By Dara Healy, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, June 19, 2020 A Conversation about Race “Whilst she was putting on the new osnaburgs (a coarse cloth used for work clothes) in which we were to be sold, she said, in a sorrowful voice...'See, I am shrouding my poor children; what a task for a mother!'...the other slaves could say nothing to comfort us; they could only weep and lament with us. When I left my dear little brothers and the house in which I had been brought up, I thought my heart would...
Parents seek strategies to help kids cope with pandemic, racial injustice [startribune.com]
By Shannon Prather, Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 20, 2020 It’s been a rough year for everyone, but especially for kids. The coronavirus pandemic closed schools, limiting access to trusted teachers and friends, even playgrounds. Financial strain taxed some families as parents lost jobs. Then came George Floyd’s death, followed by both peaceful protests and civil unrest, including burning buildings and tear gas. “It’s been hard times,” said St. Paul resident Kiarra Story, mom to an...
A Better Normal- Education Upended, Raising Up Youth Voice in Education with Special Guest Roberto Rivera
Thursday, June 25, 2020 Education Upended, Special Guest Roberto Rivera Please join us for the ongoing community discussion of "A Better Normal — Education Upended". This week special guest Roberto Rivera will join us to discuss raising up youth voice in education as we re-imagine the future of school. Roberto Rivera is a member of the Social and Emotional Learning Group at the University of Illinois at Chicago. As a doctoral student at UIC, he currently research interests include the...
Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door: Zoom Book Launch
This new book, focused on student success in a world filled with trauma, is releasing officially on June 22 at 5:00 p.m. EST in a Zoom launch sponsored by Teachers College Press. Details are in the flyer below and there is a panel discussion on the book and its impact on educational outcomes, including those related to pre-pandemic trauma, pandemic traumatization and racial tension trauma. The book is available in three formats: hard cover, paperback and ebook. Ebook is discounted by TC...
Poor People's Campaign to Host Weekend Digital Gathering to 'Challenge Poverty and Revive Democracy' [commondreams.org]
By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams, June 19, 2020. Low-income people and economic justice advocates from across the United States will unite on Saturday and Sunday "to challenge poverty and revive democracy amidst recession, pandemic, and protests" with a historic digital assembly and march sponsored by the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. "On June 20th, poor and impacted people will come together to tell the nation what it means to not have enough food to eat, to...
The Importance of the Therapeutic Relationship in Trauma-Informed Therapy
To be trauma-informed means to have the foresight and ability to look beyond an individual’s presenting problem/concern or any behavioral symptoms an individual may be expressing in the therapy space. “When a non-trauma-informed approach is employed, the focus is on the survivor’s presenting symptoms rather than on understating the context within which those symptoms develop” (Clark & Classen, 2014, p. 282). To be trauma-informed means that, as therapists, we are constantly creating an...
A Better Normal Friday, June 26th at Noon PDT: “Grief/Family Trauma in the Time of COVID-19”
Please join us for the community discussion of A Better Normal, our ongoing series in which we envision a future in which every community, organization and system has integrated practices based on ACEs science to create a better normal. The one we had wasn’t working very well. “Grief/Family Trauma in the Time of COVID-19” With Tian Dayton, PhD, psychologist, author. Moderated by ACEs Connection staff members Carey Sipp and Alison Cebulla Friday, June 26th, 2020 Noon to 1pm, PDT (3 p.m. - 4...
Nonprofit organizations and partnerships can support students during the COVID-19 crisis [childtrends.org]
By Vanessa Sacks and Rebecca M. Jones, Child Trends, June 17, 2020 With the abrupt closure of schools around the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many community-based organizations that provide critical supports to students in the school building have had to stop offering services. Others have quickly transitioned to a new way of serving students and have learned some early and important lessons along the way. Child Trends has been working with youthCONNECT at Suitland High...
How to Raise a Socially Conscious, Anti-Racist Child [nytimes.com]
From The New York Times, June 18, 2020 WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 With race, equality and empowerment dominating the national conversation, helping kids navigate today’s complex world can be a formidable challenge. How can parents teach why diversity, equity and critical thinking matter? How should privilege be addressed? And how do you use childhood curiosity to develop empathy? Hear the perspective of Amber Coleman-Mortley , director of social engagement for iCivics, a nonprofit focused on...