Profile Information
Location
Carol Stream, IL
Country
United States
Postal Code
60188
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Special Education Teacher
Mentor to new teachers entering the profession
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
School District U-46, second largest district in Illinois.
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
The district is in the beginning stages of creating Trauma Informed Schools, as this point we are at bringing forward awareness of ACEs. As a district there is an upcoming initiative to embed SEL into the curriculum, however, little is being done to support teachers with their well being and vicarious trauma.