Tag Archives: trauma

3 Examples of Young People Making Their Voices Heard

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

By Judge Tom Jacobs, author of What Are My Rights? Q&A About Teens and the Law (Revised & Updated 4th Edition) The rights and responsibilities bestowed on our children under the Constitution and Bill of Rights are sometimes exercised in … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Strategies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

How to Foster Growth Mindset in Trauma-Informed Classrooms

Posted on April 2, 2019 by

By Amanda C. Symmes, LICSW I can clearly recall being in elementary school and having intense jealousy over my art teacher’s scissor skills. Project after project, I would marvel at how she wielded the pair of large “teacher-sized” shears and … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselor's Corner | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Creating a Trauma-Informed Learning Environment

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

By Amanda C. Symmes, LICSW We live in a time when trauma seems to be everywhere. Divorce is not uncommon. There have been numerous shootings in schools. Drugs and suicide continue to steal people every day. Poverty and abuse overwhelm, … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselor's Corner | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

10 Ways to Help Immigrant Children Separated from Their Parents

Posted on June 20, 2018 by

On Monday, June 18, ProPublica released a heartbreaking audio recording allegedly captured inside a US Customs and Border Protection facility. The desperate cries of children separated from their parents have haunted and enraged millions of Americans and have left us … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Helping Kids Move Beyond Tragedy

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. It doesn’t seem to matter how much time passes. We often can remember, as if it were yesterday, how we felt as … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselor's Corner | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments