Hi Leisa-
took me awhile to find my way back to respond to your post!
I really am not the expert or even close to having clout in terms of education, but I guess if ACE information implies big paradigm changes, then I see that having big implications for the pairing of social work and mental health practices within public education.I saw another post here about social workers and psychologists understanding the students best but having the least contact- that's a place for change. Cross training between disciplines and an emphasis on whole person approaches to education our children clearly are needed in our nation for many reasons. I don't know how we get there but the work that you and your peers around the country are doing at smaller grass roots level paves the way and gives us best practice. My fantasy is that teacher training and social work/psychology/mental health career preparation should happen in the same department and require cross training and multi-disciplinary practicum experiences. Maybe ACE work is gearing up towards creating a new social science related job title that is a hybrid of current "guidance counselor" and trauma trained therapist...?