Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
The Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc (ATN) is very excited to announce that Dr. Bessel van der Kolk as our special guest speaker at the 4th Annual Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools Conference, Feb 15-18, 2021. He will speak on Monday, February 15 from 3:30 to 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Dr. van der Kolk has spent […]
Melissa Sadin, Ed. D.
Melissa is a mother to two sons (one adopted and one bio), a wife, and a life long educator. She began her career as a high school special education teacher working in a self-contained classroom for emotionally challenged young adults. After twelve years in classrooms in all grades 2-12, she became an administrator. During her […]
Ingrid Cockhren, M.Ed.
Ingrid Cockhren, M.Ed knows first-hand how impactful trauma and toxic stress can be for children and families. Mrs. Cockhren has dedicated her professional life to investigating and educating the public about the link between early trauma, early adversity, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and possible negative outcomes across the lifespan. Mrs. Cockhren graduated from Tennessee State […]
Mona Delahooke, Ph.D.
Mona Delahooke, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience caring for children and their families. She is a senior faculty member of the Profectum Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting families of neurodiverse children, adolescents, and adults. She is a trainer for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental […]
Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
Dr. Tina Payne Bryson is the author of the Bottom Line for Baby and co-author (with DanSiegel) of two New York Times Best Sellers —The Whole-Brain Child and No-DramaDiscipline — each of which has been translated into over fifty languages, as well as The YesBrain and The Power of Showing Up. She is the Founder and Executive […]
NOW ACCEPTING WORKSHOP PROPOSALS THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020
Calling all trauma-informed educators and community leaders interested in presenting at the 4th annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference, currently scheduled for February 14-16, 2021 in Atlanta, GA. This conference hosts over 1700 teachers, counselors, administrators, parents and child advocates from across the United States – the largest gathering of trauma-informed educators in the world! Our Call for […]
Akin, Trauma, and Mindfulness in School
A Mindfulness room gone wrong About a month ago, I read Emma Donoghue’s novel, Akin, the story of an unlikely duo, both touched by childhood trauma: an 11-year-old boy named Michael and his great-uncle, Noah. Michael’s father–Noah’s nephew–died of an overdose, while his mother is imprisoned for a drug-related offense. Overnight, Noah finds himself the […]
ATN: Why and How to Get Connected
How much do you know about ATN? As a new member of the Attachment and Trauma Network Board of Directors, I have discovered some amazing things. I knew some of this from joining ATN two years ago and speaking at the first two Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools Conferences. However, joining the board has definitely reinforced it! […]
CTSS2019: A Packed House!
ATN’s Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference 2019 exceeded expectations in so many ways The program grew from just over 500 attendees last year to over 1200 educators this year from every state in the US and several countries around the world. Over 70 workshops were full (sometimes too full) and conference-goers could take advantage of 11 […]
2019 Touching Trauma at Its Heart Awards
Each year, ATN honors some of the best in trauma-informed care and awareness with our Touching Trauma at Its Heart Awards. The awards are given in three categories: School Award, Parent Award and Educator Award. This year’s Educator Award went to Dr. Mona Johnson who oversees the behavioral health of all students at all the […]