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If you are beginning to notice the important signals your body is showing you, it may be time to discover how to apply self-care in effectively grounding ways. Learn more about Compassionate Community Therapy Groups: https://lnkd.in/g3jFK7_C #TherapyGroup #CompassionateCommunity #WomensGroupTherapy

This article presents a few key pieces of advice from Community Care Inform Children’s guide on how to become trauma-informed in practice

This article presents a few key pieces of advice from Community Care Inform Children’s guide on how to become trauma-informed in practice

This article presents a few key pieces of advice from Community Care Inform Children’s guide on how to become trauma-informed in practice

🗓️ Upcoming Trainings STARTING TODAY! 🗓️ 1️⃣ TODAY, Wednesday, July 24th, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT Join Jon Hester, LCSW, for a crucial session on Addressing Compassion Fatigue: Strategies for Clinicians and Caregivers. 🌟 Understand how caring for traumatized children and their families can affect your emotional well-being. Learn about secondary traumatic stress and find strategies to safeguard your health while providing excellent care. During this course, we will: Explore how stress impacts executive functioning Create a personalized self-care and well-being plan to manage stress #CompassionFatigue #SelfCare #ClinicianSupport #CaregiverHealth #TraumaInformedCare #WellBeing 2️⃣ TOMORROW, Thursday, July 25th, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT Anne Keller, LCSW, will lead a heartfelt discussion in Grief in Foster Care Connection Group - The Kids Are Leaving. 💔 Whether anticipated or unexpected, seeing kids leave your foster home can be tough. Join us to explore ways to cope with this transition and the emotions it brings. Connect with other foster parents for mutual support and encouragement. #FosterCare #GriefSupport #ConnectionGroup #FosterParents #CopingWithChange #CommunitySupport Mark your calendars and join us for these valuable sessions to learn, connect, and find support!

How to help with helplessness. When I spoke with Paschal Donohoe recently, he suggested that it’s important that governments start to offer citizens more than a perma crisis. I could not agree more. What can happen when there is a sense of never ending crisis, we can start to feel helpless. When we see heart shattering images of young children being pulled out of rubble every day on our phones and western polticians chasing war rather than preventing it , we can feel helpless. When you hear intellects theorising and intellectualising the death of children as ‘complex’ from the comfort of their studios it can feel helpless . It can feel lonely too. But rest assured, many of us feel this. The only remedy to helplessness is collectiveness. Is reaching out to other groups in your community that may feel they same way, and at first just connecting, but then deciding what you want to do with that helplessness. Community is powerful and we need to value it more than we have done in recent years. Peer to peer social support. #mentalhealth

Had an insightful conversation with a fellow ABA clinic today, and it brought to light a critical issue we all face: the long waitlists that prevent individuals from receiving timely services. As professionals, we share a common goal of helping the community, and it's crucial that we work together to ensure families aren't left waiting for months. I understand that some companies might hesitate, not wanting to “feed the competition,” but we need to shift our perspective. It’s not about competition—it’s about collaboration. One of my colleagues made a powerful point: "What good is it to have someone on a waitlist if we can't provide them the help they need right now?" This resonates deeply with me. Every day is crucial for the population we serve, and we need to do better. Imagine the impact if we had a network of providers we could refer parents to, ensuring that no child or adult goes without the support they desperately need. Let's strive to build that network, because together, we can make a real difference in our community.

“Do you have a disabled child, a neurodivergent child, or a child with a health impairment? Learn more about what supports are available and how to access them. Learning about the various disability support services can be overwhelming for many parents and caregivers. This workshop explores what supports are available in your region, and gives participants the opportunity to hear from professionals who work in the sector. Learn more about: • What disability is • Pathways to support • Whānau support • Funding More details on the attached flyer.”

We're passionate about reshaping the trajectory of young lives impacted by trauma and incarceration. Our mission is clear: to break the cycle and pave the way for a brighter future for justice-impacted youth. Through dedicated advocacy, personalized mentorship, and unwavering community support, we're committed to providing the tools and resources necessary for these young individuals to overcome adversity and thrive. At the heart of our mission is a belief in the inherent potential of every young person, regardless of their past experiences. Arthur's words resonate deeply with our ethos: "Every young person has the potential to overcome their past and build a brighter future." It's this unwavering belief in the transformative power of resilience and determination that drives us forward each day. Through our programs and initiatives, we strive to create a supportive and nurturing environment where justice-impacted youth can heal, grow, and ultimately flourish. By addressing the root causes of trauma and incarceration, we're working to dismantle systemic barriers and create pathways to success. Join us on this journey as we continue to disrupt the cycle of trauma and incarceration, and empower young people to realize their full potential.

Difficult Conversations As educators and as parents there are times when difficult conversations need to happen with our young people. A positive approach, using restorative questioning, can provide a guide to handle a discussion with care.  The following questions are a guide to break open a difficult conversation:  What happened? What led up to the incident? What was your involvement in this incident?  Who do you think was affected and how were they affected? How were you affected? How are you feeling now about what happened? What do you think needs to happen to make things right? What could you do to restore these relationships? What support can we put in place to help you if, in the future, something similar occurs? (Based on research from Belinda Hopkins https://lnkd.in/g64HBVUh)