Hi Dale, thank you so much for sharing your PowerPoint. I have been talking to my pastor and church and I am preparing to help my church become trauma-informed. I'm creating resources online, so would appreciate anything ya'll have gathered.
Thanks, Beth@moorewellness.life
P.S. I saw your question about neuroplasticity and I have some information if you'd like to use any of it for future teachings.
Brain Plasticity Neural Growth
- Derives from exposure to new experiences and stimuli
- Allows for reparative experiences
- Promoted by counseling interventions
- Neuroplasticity occurs across one’s lifespan
- Rapid rates from ages 0-6
- While a child is young the foundation for neural pathways are formed and lay the ground work for future functions
- Play and social relationships are necessary for healthy brain development
(Wheeler and Dillman, 2016)
- Until recently, scientists believed that brain development came to a halt during adulthood. But experts now know that our brains change constantly throughout our lives, forming new pathways to adjust to changes in our environment, actions, thinking and emotions.
- Neural plasticity, the change in neural connectivity induced by experience, may be the fundamental way in which psychotherapy alters the brain.
- https://www.brainfutures.org/neuroplasticity-101/