Tagged With "Healing Trauma"
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A Better Normal, Tuesday, June 2nd at Noon PDT: Higher Education and Trauma During COVID-19
Please join us for the ongoing community discussion of A Better Normal, our ongoing series in which we envision the future as trauma-informed. College graduates across the world have been celebrating their big day virtually this month, missing out on the right of passage that marks their stepping into new realms of adult and professional life. Many students and recent graduates are feeling the negative impact of the current pandemic: being housing displaced, adjusting to virtual classrooms,...
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ACEs Connection launches Cooperative of Communities
The ACEs Connection Cooperative of Communities launches today. We want to continue to contribute to the ACEs movement for as long as it takes to create a worldwide healing-centered culture based on ACEs science. We want that to take hold in this world in the same way electricity has — we only notice it if it isn’t there.
First, a clarification: Nothing on ACEsConnection.com changes! Membership remains free! Everything our current 300+ communities use stays free, and remains free for new ones.
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Collective Trauma Healing Strategies for Educators: Seeds of Hope
Dana Brown, California's ACEs Science Statewide Facilitator, and Tracie Travers , Jobs for Maine's Graduates, JAG Main State Trainer, discuss the importance of acknowledging fear, loss, and vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes: Tips to build resilience Self-care strategies Multiple resources with hyperlinks are provided in this video designed to support school partners and their employees as they support students and communities. Video Link: Collective Trauma Healing...
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Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: One-Pager
Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: One-Pager
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How to Be a Truama-Informed Department Chair Amid Covid-19 [chronicle.com]
By Manya Whitaker, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 27, 2020 As a faculty member preparing for the fall semester, I’ve been thinking a lot about trauma-informed teaching amid Covid-19. But I’m also one of those academics who wears multiple hats — in my case, department chair and interim director of a multicultural center. And I’ve realized that I need to offer trauma-informed leadership, too. Perhaps the most difficult aspect of being in a management position right now is balancing...
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Free 2020 Virtual Trauma-Informed Care Conference
Each year, STAR hosts a Trauma-Informed Care Conference to help educate the next generation of leaders and build a strong network of Trauma-Informed professionals in the state of Georgia. The conference will be held on Saturday, October 3rd from 10:00am- 1:00pm EST and Sunday, October 4th , 2020 from 2:00pm-5:00pm EST conducted virtually via Zoom.
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La Jolla pediatric office to pilot new childhood trauma screening, citing importance during COVID-19 [lajollalight.com]
By Ashley Mackin-Solomon, La Jolla Light, September 28, 2020 A La Jolla pediatric office is one of a select few to pilot a new screening and treatment program for adverse childhood experiences, known as ACEs, as a way to lessen the possible long-term negative health effects associated with them. Through an initiative known as ACEs Aware, a first-of-its-kind effort led by the California surgeon general’s office and the Department of Health Care Services to cut ACEs and related stress in half...
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Supporting Children to Thrive: A 4CA Webinar focused on the 2021 CA Legislative & Budget Landscape on Child Well-Being
On Tuesday March 30 at 1:00 pm (PST) join 4CA as we look at policy opportunities and challenges in the area of childhood adversity in the context of 2021 and beyond.
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We’ve changed our name to PACEs Connection!
We have some very exciting news! As of today, ACEs Connection is now PACEs Connection. PACEs stands for Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences.
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2016 Regional Restorative Justice & Restorative Practices Summit (Human Relations Commission)
What is Restorative Justice? "Restorative justice is a process to involve, to the extent possible, those who have a stake in a specific offense and to collectively identify and address harms, needs and obligations, in order to heal and put things as right as possible." What was the purpose of this summit? "The purpose of this summit is to raise awareness about Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices and the benefits to the community including victims, offenders, and society. The goal...
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Local Organizations Join Together To Build HOPE and Resiliency in San Diego’s Children
April is National Month of Hope. While hope is something we all need right now as we surpass one year of the COVID pandemic, HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) means something different in our work as ACEs Aware grantees. The YMCA of San Diego County , San Diego State University Social Policy Institute , San Diego Accountable Community for Health (SDACH) and American Academy of Pediatrics – California Chapter 3 are combining efforts as ACEs Aware grantees to work with...
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San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team Membership / Visitor Meeting 5.7.21
I. Networking (12:15 - 12:30) II. Welcome (12:30 pm - 12:35 pm) - Chairs Dana Brown and Linda Ketterer * Type Name/Organization/Role in Chat Box * Celebrate New Members (2nd Membership Meeting) III. Grounding Activity (12:35 pm - 12:40 pm) IV. Communication Committee Support (12:40 pm - 12:41 pm) V. SDTIGT YouTube Channel (12.41 pm - 12:45 pm) San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team - YouTube VI. Presentation: Unite US (12:45 pm - 1:35 pm) Dr. Eric Hazzard and Moira Kenney VII. San Diego County...
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Resource: Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic One-Pager (English & Spanish!)
English: The California Department of Public Health, Injury and Prevention Branch (CDPH/IVPB) and the California Department of Social Service, Office of Child Abuse Prevention’s (CDSS/OCAP) , Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative , ACEs Connection , and the Yolo County Children’s Alliance co-created “Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in both English and Spanish. This material is intended for Californian families experiencing the severe economic consequences resulting from...
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FREE WEBINAR: The Impact of Mind Matters: Preliminary Evidence of Effectiveness in a Community-Based Sample
Becky Antle, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work and esteemed University Scholar at the University of Louisville, won The Dibble Institute’s national competition to evaluate Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience in 2019. As a result, Dr. Antle and her colleagues have conducted a randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of Mind Matters on a host of outcomes related to trauma symptoms, emotional regulation, coping and resiliency, and interpersonal skills for at-risk...
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San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team Membership / Visitor Meeting 10.1.21, from 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Networking (12:15 - 12:30) Welcome (12:30 pm - 12:35 pm) - Tri-Chairs Amelia Barile Simon, Dana Brown and Linda Ketterer - Type Name/Organization/Role in ChatBox - Celebrate New Members (2nd Membership Meeting) Building Capacity on Code Switching Learning Exchange (12:35 pm - 1:50 pm) Honoring Aisha Pope, LCSW, Learning Exchange on 8.6.21, we will build capacity today. Broadly, code-switching involves adjusting one’s style of speech, appearance, behavior, and expression in ways that will...
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PTSD Coach
PTSD Coach, as recommended by San Diego State's Counseling and Psychological Services, is a free app that has proven to be a great resource for anyone healing from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Therapy and other services are not always accessible for everyone who is in need of mental health support, making PTSD Coach a perfect option for someone looking for flexible, free, and effective healing resources. The app first provides the user with an informational overview of PTSD,...
