Back to School
–by Lorraine Fuller Back-to-school time involves mixed feelings for so many of us trauma moms. We might look forward to the respite it provides. I am a stay-at-home mom and while I love my kids, I enjoy the much-needed break at the end of a long summer. The routine my child thrives on is easier […]
Triggers: Providing Emotional Safety in the Classroom
–by Janyne McConnaughey, PhD Every adult knows that there are triggers in life. We often know each other’s triggers, and in toxic relationships, we talk about how we push each other’s buttons. We know those buttons exist, but we often don’t remember how they got there. It is even harder for children, who are not […]
The Classroom through the Lens of Trauma
–by Janyne McConnaughey, Ph.D. The doctor my parents took me to was wise beyond his era. He said, “She seems to be a bit anxious about school. Maybe it would help to keep her home for a week.” My first-grade report card proves that his advice was taken. In the midst of almost perfect attendance, […]
Listen to Julie Beem as Part of Trauma-Sensitive Schools Discussion
June 2017. Julie Beem, Executive Director of Attachment & Trauma Network, was part of a discussion of the Trauma-Informed strategies being implemented in the Kansas City, Missouri public school district on KCUR radio 89.3, the Kansas City NPR affiliate on June 15. You can listen to the interview here: http://kcur.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/trauma-sensitive-schooling-and-rogue-nuns-kcs-operation-breakthrough#stream/0
ATN Members Recognized as Trailblazers in Trauma-Informed Schools
June 2017. Melissa Sadin & Julie Beem were recognized on behalf of ATN’s Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Program as “being a trauma-informed trailblazer and making a difference in the lives of children!” This recognition was presented at the first ever Trauma-Informed Schools Conference held in St. Louis June 12-13. ATN was one of handful of organizations […]
Advocating for Your Traumatized Foster Child in School
Julie Beem, MBA, Executive Director of ATN and Melissa Sadin, MAT, M.Ed., Director of ATN’s Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools Program wrote a feature article in the March/April issue of Fostering Families Today magazine. The article gives insight on how trauma impacts learning and on strategies for advocating for your traumatized child at school. A copy […]
First Trauma-Sensitive Schools Training a Success
June 2016. ATN’s Trauma-Sensitive Schools (TSS) Initiative hosted our first Professional Development Training June 27 & 28 in Somerville, NJ. The Superintendent of Somerville Schools, Dr. Tim Purnell was the keynote and spoke on the importance of viewing things through a different lens. Then ATN’s TSS trainers Melissa Sadin and Jen Alexander provided a full […]
ATN Webinar Special Education Interventions Strategies
Special Education for Children with Attachment Trauma: Interventions & Strategies Recorded October 20, 2015 Melissa Sadin, M.A.T., M.Ed. and Julie Beem, ATN’s Executive Director delved into evaluating behaviors that make learning challenging and interventions/strategies that can help traumatized children and those with attachment challenges to learn. Materials: Presentation Slides Addressing Student Problem Behavior- Part II: […]
Trauma Informed and The Power of Words
by: Melissa Sadin The idea that our words have the power to wound might be as old as time itself. In the Bible it is said, “For in many things we offend in word….” Many of us grew up with the sayings, “Loose lips sink ships” and “If you don’t have anything nice to say, […]
Dr. Robert Anda: Childhood Adversity – the Nation’s Largest Public Health Crisis
September 30, 2014 by: Gari Lister So — wow! — ATN‘s Educating Traumatized Children Summit kicked off with some blockbuster interviews today! Throughout the Summit, the ATN Blog will bring you some of the insights the nearly two dozen experts being interviewed offer about ways we can work together to help traumatized children learn. Some […]