Integrating Dr. Perry NMT, Dr. Felitti ACE, Dr. Ablon CPS in PUBLIC EDUCATION

Hi Anne,

What type of resources could help you? Are you only looking for resources that weave the two or three concepts together. I'd be happy to help but if you could coach me on some specifics that would be great.

best,

chris/resource admin

Hi Anne-

I'll get that in the mail to you on Monday.

I will also send you my ideas about universal supports as  develop them.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Susan

Hi Anne-

I applaud your efforts to integrate trauma information and CPS into a system suitable for public schools. I do a lot of training on related topics. A lot of my ideas about how to create trauma sensitive classrooms and interventions appear in my book "Reaching and Teaching Children Who Hurt". If you email me your mailing address I'd be happy to send you a copy. You may find something that is useful.

When I work with teachers I use Differentiated Instruction as a model that lends itself well to integrating trauma-sensitive strategies, especially around self-regulation, critical thinking skills, and self-reflection.

Right now I am thinking about ways to use the Response to Intervention model as a structure for establishing trauma-sensitive universal supports.

Keep me posted on your progress. I am very interested. All the best.

Susan

One of the main people behind the highly successful Lincoln School effort in Spokane, WA is Chris Blodgett of the Area Health Education Center of Eastern Washington. I would encourage you to contact him at 509-358-7679.

Susan

Thank you for your thoughts. We have are in our seventh year of implementing RTI but only for Reading. We have a committee working on the other half of the triangle and I agree that this is where the trauma informed practice comes into place. A copy of your book would be lovely. I am located at Hood River County School District 1011 Eugene, Hood River Oregon 97031. Thanks! Anne

Chris

Thanks. I am looking for resources that are applicable to the education setting. Specifically, how can we broaden awareness and capacity of trauma informed practice during a time or relentless budgetary restrictions and unfunded mandates. Educational systems are often very slow to change, but I believe this is where the kids and families come for help. I guess who else is doing this? Dr. Perry is producing a 5 part series for educators using NMT that we will participate in as a District. This is a start. Thanks. Anne

Another ACEsConnection member you may want to contact is Shauna Signorini; she's in Troutdale. Her website is Involve Families (scroll down).

Jane

Excellent! i have the "Purple Book" but I did not know a new version was coming out. I will follow-up on the contacts. Thanks!!! Anne

Hi Anne,

Here's some info on CPS. It looks like OHSU would be a great resource if you don't know about them already.

Oregon Health & Science University

“The Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach was developed and refined at MGH by Drs Ross Greene and Stuart Ablon. In 2008, the Department of Psychiatry at MGH developed the Think:Kids program, led by Dr. Ablon, to further develop the model and provide a framework for its continued growth and dissemination nationally and internationally.  OHSU is proud to bring this technique to Oregon and provide this model and framework for everyone in this region.”

http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine/departments/clinical-departments/psychiatry/divisions-and-clinics/child-and-adolescent-psychiatry/CPS/index.cfm  [Please see the links to the left.]

Think:Kids – FAQs

“What types of systems and facilities have implemented the model?

The model used by Think:Kids has been implemented in … general education schools and classrooms.”

http://www.thinkkids.org/system/questions.aspx

“Schools
The most recent published research comes from two of Think:Kids certified trainers, Averi Schaubman and Erica Stetson, who work in the Cherry Creek Schools in Colorado. They piloted using the approach in an alternative middle school setting and showed significant reductions in teacher stress and office referrals for disciplinary reasons. Click here to read the study published in the School Social Work Journal. We're excited to see published data emerging from school settings specifically!”

http://thinkkids.org/approach/approach.aspx

Some additional resources:

Montgomery County, MD (ca 2010) 

“Problem Solving for Student Success is a guide that provides the information and resources necessary to develop, implement, monitor, and document interventions for students. The purpose of this guide is to help ensure clarity and consistency as school staff implement these practices and procedures in our work to ensure a successful school experience for all students. The guide is divided into three sections. Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) Guidelines, Educational Management Team (EMT) Guidelines, and Special Education Procedures.”

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/studentservices/pdf/ProblemSolvingforStudentSuccesspdf0910.pdf

Durham Community School, Maine

"At Durham Community School we received a grant from Dr. Greene and the State of Maine Department of Corrections Juvenile Justice Advisory Group to support the implementation of Collaborative Problem Solving in our school. Our grant runs from February of 2011 to September of 2012. Our goal is for there to be a greater focus on collaboration and connectedness between adults, students and parents by identifying lagging skills/unsolved problems and collaborating with students to develop skills and strategies to solve those problems."

https://sites.google.com/a/rsu5.org/school-culture-action-team/collaborative-problem-solving-cps

Collaborative Problem-Solving: The Journey of Dayton Catholic Elementary School (2000)

http://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/catholic/article/view/160

Hope some of this is useful.  - best, chris

Hi Anne,

I've found some info on where NMT/Education is currently being used:

St. Aemilian-Lakeside, Inc. has a case-study on their website:

http://www.st-al.org/2012/04/02/therapist-finds-ways-to-keep-boy-successfully-in-school/

They have a presentation on Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools here (please note you may want to contact Elizabeth Hudson since she is a member of ACEsConnection. Also note you can manipulate the screen w/ the icons on the right-hand side; there are more resources in the PPT):

http://dpimedia.wi.gov/main/SilverlightPlayer/Default.aspx?peid=b6026861fef0482c9678ea4d47da770a

They have more resources on this page:

http://www.st-al.org/services/school-based-services/

According to the Child Trauma Academy:

"The CTA is currently working to help certify several programs and institutions. Each of these projects is somewhat different but basically involves integrating NMT into clinical practice and program development.  Key partners actively obtaining Institutional Certification include Take Two of Berry Street in Melbourne Australia, St. Aemelian-Lakeside in Milwaukee, WI, Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch in Texas and NFI, Vermont in Burlington, Vermont.  Sandhill Child Development Center in New Mexico, Mount St. Vincent’s Home in Denver, Alexander Youth Network in Charlotte, NC are in the process of completing training certification. Several other sites have been added in 2011 with others joining in 2012."

http://childtrauma.org/index.php/services/neurosequential-model-of-therapeutics (you may want to contact them for more recently added names).

Additionally on the CTA website:

"NMT implementation in the therapeutic preschool setting was spearheaded by Dr. Rick Gaskill, a CTA Fellow and Clinical Director at Sumner Mental Health Center in Kansas Independent research by Dr. Sharon Barfield at the University of Kansas had documented the efficacy of this approach with high-risk children (Barfield et al., submitted)."

Here is his 2011 PowerPoint presentation (w/ contact info):

http://vapt.cisat.jmu.edu/winterconference12/VAPT%20Winter%20Workshop%20handouts.pdf

I will continue looking for more info. I have yet to explore CPS. I will let you know what I find. I hope some of this is helpful. Let me know if any other resource ideas come up for you re: this topic.

best, chris/Resource admin

In Massachusetts, the Brockton school district began a journey in 2007 to make all of its schools trauma-informed. They use

More information in this story on ACEsTooHigh: Massachusetts, Washington lead US trauma-sensitive school movement.

You can contact Susan Cole, director of the Trauma Learning Policy Initiative, a joint project of Harvard Law School and Massachusetts Advocates for Children. Cole is co-author of a seminal book: Helping Traumatized Children Learn, sometimes known as “The Purple Book”. A new edition is coming out later this year. Wisconsin schools are using this approach.

Also the Washington State University Area Health Education Center integrated ARC into its approach to train schools to become trauma-informed. More information in Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to schoo....  Principal Jim Sporleder is a member of ACEsConnection.

Also, in Washington, Ron Hertzel is a good contact for the Compassionate School Movement, one of the early leaders in the trauma-informed school movement. He can recommend a couple of schools in Washington State that used this approach.  

Hi Anne,

Personally, I am of the belief that prevention is the best medicine.  However, the folks in Walla Walla, WA seem to know what they're doing when it comes to fostering resilience.  Regrettably, I don't recall the name of the organization off the top of my head.  Will get back to you.

Here, I found them:  http://www.resiliencetrumpsaces.org/

Shelley Calissendorff, Founder/Executive Director

SmileAtYourBaby.org

I have contact info for Walla Walla folks (they presented at one of our Northwest Regional Primary Care Assn primary care conferences). Excellent community-wide program. If interested in contacting them email me at sseely@nwrpca.org.

Hi Anne,

Wanted to make sure you were aware of this. It was just published.

Early Learning Council: Report to the Legislature - Oregon

http://acesconnection.com/profiles/blogs/early-learning-council-report-to-the-legislature-oregon

Hi Anne-

I think it's great that you are working to bring this awareness into the public schools. Having worked for some years in public schools, I recognize the slow process of change. I have also found that implementation of identifiable "programs" are often not sustainable, and lead to fragmented and sometimes marginalized approaches to supporting the mental health of students. The key will be figuring out how to integrate these efforts into the larger school framework, and how all faculty and staff work with students and each other. As Susan said, there are multiple ways to infuse this into daily interactions with students that can foster recovery and resilience.

Let me know if you'd have interest in our new book "Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students: A Guide for School-based Professionals" and I can see about having one sent out.

Eric

Eric

I completely agree with you. I have been working with a seed group here in Hood River, OR. In conjunction with our MHO we have trained staff in Dr. Perry's NMT and have been completing Metrics for students in our TLC programs (SED population). Additionally, we have trained in CPS and are slowly making headway. We have changed our traditional FBA document into Lagging Skills Assessment and this is helping establish a common language. I am also excited that on Thursday we are starting the 5 series NME training that has just been released and I have a mix of admin, specialists, instructional assistants, and teachers who are attending all on un-paid time!!! You are correct we need to imbed this care into daily operations...one step at a time better than no steps. I want to take the "yeah but,..."out of it. Motto: No But Zone...ACE, CPS, NMT, NBZ. Any ideas greatly appreciated! Anne

Leony

Thanks for reading. Things are moving along very well and at a steady pace. Our local Commission purchased Dr. Perry's NME training series and I had overwhelmingly positive support for training. Our District group is also putting together a training for school admin this June. Feel free to give me a call my work # is 541-387-5025. Anne

Hello Anne,

I am aware of the fact that you started this discussion some time ago already but I am really interested in how you are making progress. I have spoken Bruce Perry a couple of times also and the NMT has been a big inspiration in the organization I work for. I have planned to do the online training but haven't found the time yet. Together with a colleague I have translated the NCTSN curriculum 'caring for traumatized children' for caretakers. We are planning now to develop (or translate) a program for public education. That's why I am so interested in how things are going with your mission.

Best wishes,

Leony Coppens

Hi Anne, 

thanks for your replay. Phoning might be difficult because of the time difference (the Netherlands). But we can always keep each other informed though this network or e-mail.

Leony

Yes..got it! Well our team is moving forward and we have an entire day ( rare) with all of the school administrators to train them and inspire them. I can share materials once we have them complete. One goal is to assess what is currently happening in our schools in regards to social/emotional/behavioral health, next to create awareness of ACE study/scores, move into brain development/processing, then interventions. We look at this opportunity to begin shifting the lens. I am very excited! Anne

It does sound very exiting! Good luck with this process and I would be very grateful if you can share the materials once you have them complete. Leony