Trauma Informed Care
Children exposed to trauma in the present — may be involved as a witness, a victim, a close relative to a victim of trauma, or might be chronically exposed to toxic stress (prolonged stress such as living in poverty, or even living through the Covid-19 pandemic)
Trauma as experienced in the past — cultural trauma (affects on a community; such as hostages, or POWs), historic trauma (traumatic events that have influece over generations; slavery, war, genocide), and intergenerational trauma (passed down through family; domestic abuse, child abuse or neglect, alcohol or drug use)
TRAUMA
Many of the kids that I work with have experienced many forms of trauma. This page shares a bit about my work, since we know that children are more likely to exhibit resilience to the long term effects of childhood trauma when they are within systems that can help them process and talk about it!
My certification in Trauma Informed Care & Resilience talked about the importance of a model called The Circle of Courage, which maintains that all human beings have 4 universal needs that need to be met in order fot them to be emotionally well. Thats why I focus on helping the kids build a sense that they: belong, have independence, a sense of mastery, and get to practice generosity.
SOCIAL + EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL):
These activities are the ways through which kiddos learn and develop skills like: managing difficult emotions, handling stress, setting goals, and building and maintaining healthy relationships!
“Beneath every behavior, there is a feeling. Beneath each feeling is a need. And when we meet that need (rather than focus on the behavior) we begin to deal with the cause, not the symptom.”
- Ashleigh Warner
