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By some sort of magical example of things coming together, this end of the year blog post is also my three hundredth post on this blog. Pretty amazing! What a journey! So, what better time to reflect on what I am proud of and what I am planning. All the things that I am proud of are accomplishments of the entire Traumatic Stress Institute team, which consists of me, Steve Brown, Michelle Kenefick and Marci Marciniek. They also reflect the support of the Klingberg agency, particularly of the CEO Steve Girelli and the Executive Team, Dave Tompkins, Joe Milke, Mark Johnson and Eileen King. Many other Klingberg staff have contributed, notably Rebecca Desautels and Christine Keys. Personally I continue to be proud of my book, Trauma Informed Care: The Restorative Approach (ww.nearipress.org). It was wonderful to attend a conference in Florida a couple of weeks ago and hear from so many people I didn’t previously know how much they liked the book and how it was transforming their treatment p...

On the weekend of the one year anniversary of the shootings at Sandy Hook, I urge you to listen to this inspiring and moving interview with my friend Nelba Marquez Green on NPR: Nelba's NPR interview Let me know your reactions by clicking on comment below.

This past week I attended a conference held by the National Association of Children's Behavioral Health. The conference was entitled  tools for Implementing and Sustaining Trauma Informed Care the faculty were from the National child Traumatic Stress Network: Jane Halladay Goldman, PhD. Director of Service Systems, NCTSN Lisa Conradi, PsyD. Clinical Psychologist Chadwick Center for Children and Families, San Diego Pam Toohey, founder, Birth Parent Association, San Diego Erika Tullberg, MPA, MPH Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine I want to make sure that you all realize the great wealth of information and resources that is available on the NCTSN website, www.nctsn.org. Here are some examples: Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit Curriculum for child welfare workers Cops, Kids and Domestic Violence Training video for police officers Caring for Children who Have Experienced Trauma- a Curriculum for Resource Parents Psychological First Aid a print ...

I have so much to be thankful for in my professional life. I think first of all the relationships I have developed all over the country, in Canada and Australia. I have come to know so manny good people trying to improve treatment throughout our system. I have learned about many cultures, from Hawaiian to North Dakotan to First Nation. I have enjoyed seeing the sights and the art. And so many people have been kind and helpful and encouraging towards me! I am immensely thankful for the people at Klingberg. My boss Steve Girelli is a constant source of intelligence, support, good ideas and kindness. My co workers Steve Brown, Marci Marciniek and Michelle Kenefick offer excellence in so many ways: creativity, hard work, attention to detail, skills and knowledge, and great relationships with our customers. Also at Klingberg Dave Tompkins is a constant reliable support, and others like Rebecca, Christine, Joe, Eileen, Mark, Sue make my job much more pleasant and interesting. My professional...