{"id":1619,"date":"2019-07-26T15:33:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T19:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starr-commonwealth-new.local\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2021-06-30T16:36:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T20:36:10","slug":"trauma-and-resilience-summit-panel-and-film-viewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starr.org\/2019\/trauma-and-resilience-summit-panel-and-film-viewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma and Resilience Summit Panel and Film Viewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1619\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1619-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1619-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1619-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child widgetopts-SO\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>As part of the Summit experience, Starr is excited to announce that a panel of experts will be assembled to provide their first-hand experience in healing trauma and building resilience in clinical, educational, and residential settings.<\/p>\n<p>A special introduction will be given by Starr Commonwealth President &amp; CEO Elizabeth Carey, where she will share her perspective on the intersection of human services, healthcare, and education, in addition to the many opportunities for future partnership to continue to empower professionals,\u00a0 heal trauma, and build resilience in all children \u2013 so all can flourish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1619-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion widgetopts-SO\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-01be61056438-1619\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Meet the Panelists<\/h3><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"mackenzie-bentley-ma-lmft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-mackenzie-bentley-ma-lmft\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-mackenzie-bentley-ma-lmft\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMackenzie Bentley, MA, LMFT\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-mackenzie-bentley-ma-lmft\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-mackenzie-bentley-ma-lmft\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1703\" src=\"https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bentley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bentley.jpg 250w, https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bentley-64x51.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Mackenzie Bentley, MA, LMFT, Director of Therapeutic Services at Starr Albion Prep; oversees the clinical treatment program of at risk youth ages 12-18 years of age. Mackenzie supervises master level licensed therapists who work with various populations through evidenced based practices.<\/p>\n<p>Mackenzie graduated with her master\u2019s degree in counseling psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy from the University of San Francisco in 2011. She has a passion and investment in supporting the development of adolescents and has been facilitating that growth to youth on Starr Commonwealth\u2019s campus for almost 7 years.<\/p>\n<p>Mackenzie is also the lead trainer on the topic of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) for Starr Albion Prep and facilitates CSEC groups on campus.\u00a0 She also has extensive experience serving diverse populations of troubled youth including those on the autistic spectrum.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What excites you most about the evolution of the field of trauma-informed, resilience-focused care?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n\"Working in the child and welfare division of residential placement, it is fulfilling the amount of resources offered through a trauma-informed lens to direct care staff, teachers, parents, and therapists which allows us to facilitate growth and resilience in youth in a more person centered way.\"<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How have trauma-informed, resilience-focused practices transformed your approach to your profession?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n\"While I may not have always called my approaches to helping students or families \"trauma-informed\" I have always held the belief that the work that either I,\u00a0 or those apart of my team do,\u00a0 are responsible for helping our youth or families, rather than hurt them. Our mission has to be 'To heal, not to re-traumatize\"- even if not intentional. My therapeutic approach has always been from a systems perspective in that it takes a team to meet all the needs of the family or youth, not just one person.\"<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why are you driven to heal the children, families, and\/or communities you support?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n\"The children we serve are the upcoming adults that will influence my future and the wellbeing of our generations to come. If there needs to be placements for students like those that we serve at Starr Albion Prep, I would like to be a part of the teams that get to support those students as I believe every child has a chance even if they were not given the chance early on in their childhood to be successful.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"erica-giron-ctp-c-ct\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-erica-giron-ctp-c-ct\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-erica-giron-ctp-c-ct\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tErica Giron, CTP-C, CT \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-erica-giron-ctp-c-ct\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-erica-giron-ctp-c-ct\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erica Giron is a Student Support Services Coordinator for Battle Creek Public Schools, serving 4 secondary buildings to drive the district\u2019s transformation. She has a Special Education background with endorsements in the areas of Emotional Impairments, Learning Disabilities and Language Arts. Erica is a proud graduate from Western Michigan University\u2019s College of Education. Her experience in teaching is at the middle and high school level in Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Albion. Erica comes from a diverse background in educational experiences including, a Special Educator, a middle school English teacher, a program coordinator and teacher for an alternative middle school program and other district initiative alignment work with Trauma Informed Care and Restorative Practices. She has also taught at Starr Albion Prep, a residential treatment facility in Albion, MI where she worked with students who are in the programs of Abuse and Neglect, Juvenile Justice, and Sexually Reactive Youth. In addition to serving Battle Creek Public Schools, Erica currently also supports the City School District of Albany New York with similar services.<\/p>\n<p>Erica was born and raised in New Jersey until she was 13 years old when she made the decision to move to Michigan with the goal of creating a strong relationship with her father and his family. She has happily lived in the Kalamazoo area ever since. Her passion for trauma and resiliency comes from personal experiences in her own past and wanting to give back in a way that people in her life gave for her. Erica is able to train not only from an educated perspective, but also from the lens of someone who has had similar experiences in her own life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"heather-stiltner-ma-lpc-ncc-tf-cbt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-heather-stiltner-ma-lpc-ncc-tf-cbt\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-heather-stiltner-ma-lpc-ncc-tf-cbt\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHeather Stiltner, MA, LPC, NCC, TF-CBT \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-heather-stiltner-ma-lpc-ncc-tf-cbt\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-heather-stiltner-ma-lpc-ncc-tf-cbt\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1715\" src=\"https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stiltner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stiltner.jpg 100w, https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stiltner-64x92.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>A Jackson, MI native, Heather Stiltner is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Michigan, in addition to being a Nationally Certified Counselor and a Certified Trauma Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapist. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Spring Arbor University, majoring Business Management. Her graduate work was completed at Siena Heights University in Organizational Leadership. Additionally, she obtained a second Master\u2019s Degree at Spring Arbor University in Masters of Counseling.<\/p>\n<p>Heather\u2019s work with children, teenagers, and their families began shortly after her obtaining her BA as she developed, implemented, and directed an innovative non-profit agency, The Lily Missions Center, in Jackson. The Lily Missions Center serves children and families by providing a safe, free place to go after school for food, academic skills, extracurricular experiences, and social engagements.<\/p>\n<p>Heather\u2019s clinical experience includes home-based counseling, out-patient therapy, therapeutic work with victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking, and counseling for teens and their families in residential placement. She combines her clinical counseling expertise with her leadership and business knowledge to offer clients a unique perspective of evidence-based interventions to address life challenges and build resilience.<\/p>\n<p>She is currently on staff at Starr Albion Prep, a Sequel site, operates The Lily Missions Center, and provides clinical supervision for LLPCs in the community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"amy-swis\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-amy-swis\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-amy-swis\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmy Swis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-amy-swis\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-amy-swis\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1649\" src=\"https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/swis-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/swis-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/swis-64x92.jpg 64w, https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/swis.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>Amy Swis is a licensed Clinical Social Worker as well as a Licensed Trauma Trainer. I have been working with children, adolescents, families, and the community at large for over thirty years. I have worked internationally as a Peace Corps Volunteer and domestically as a School Social Worker, Supports Coordinator, Disability Advocate, and Youth Worker. I have worked as a School Social Worker for Airport Community Schools, Dearborn Public Schools, and Detroit Public Schools. Currently, I am a School Social Worker at Lincoln Park Public Schools. A primary focus for Lincoln Park Public Schools is a Trauma Informed and Resiliency Focused approach with students and a Self Care component for staff. Building capacity within our practice and the district is a passion in order for staff and students to lead pro-active lives. This will empower neighborhoods and the communities we serve; more specifically for marginalized citizens.< ?p><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What excites you most about the evolution of the field of trauma-informed, resilience-focused care?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\"What excites me about the evolution of trauma-informed, resilience focused care is the neuroplasticity of the human brain.\"<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1650\" src=\"https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/swis-class-e1564159317972-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"swis class displaying circle of courage\" width=\"200\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/swis-class-e1564159317972-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/swis-class-e1564159317972-64x85.jpg 64w, https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/swis-class-e1564159317972.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How have trauma-informed, resilience-focused practices transformed your approach to your profession?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\"It is a fascinating and exciting time in my career for new strategies.\u00a0 I am proud to be involved with a school district that embraces this approach and is leading the way in a new paradigm shift.\"<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why are you driven to heal the children, families, and\/or communities you support?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\"I believe in healing children, families, and communities because it builds capacity in our homes, neighborhoods, and personal\/professional lives while strengthening relationships.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"kim-wagner-ms-otrl-ctp-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-kim-wagner-ms-otrl-ctp-e\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-kim-wagner-ms-otrl-ctp-e\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKim Wagner, MS, OTRL, CTP-E\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-kim-wagner-ms-otrl-ctp-e\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-kim-wagner-ms-otrl-ctp-e\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1651\" src=\"https:\/\/starr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/wagner2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"137\" \/>Kim Wagner has been an occupational therapist for 26 years with 20 of them in the public school system.\u00a0 She also worked many years at sensory clinic and sensory camp.\u00a0 Kim has a master's degree in occupational therapy with a minor in early childhood development.\u00a0 She has also been certified in Infant Massage, Brain Gym, The Alert Self-Regulation Program, Trauma Informed Trainer (by STARR Global)\u00a0and the Sensory Integration Praxis Test and Treatment.\u00a0 Kim currently works in Lincoln Park schools as an OT for the general education population.\u00a0 Kim is on the Behavior Support team and is part of the Trauma Informed Team. Kim's focus in her current position is providing regulation, sensory and trauma informed behavior support to students and teachers for a more successful educational experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What excites you most about the evolution of the field of trauma-informed, resilience-focused care?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n\"Over my years as an occupational therapist in the public school sector I have seen more and more students referred to special education programs.\u00a0 Many of these students did not fit into a program, they may have exhibited some \u201cEI type behaviors\u201d (Emotionally Impaired) but did not fully meet the criteria for that eligibility.\u00a0 Or they had sensory seeking behaviors but did not appear to truly have ADHD. I witnessed students in the general education setting who put their heads down and refused to do any work or had severe behaviors and were punished with removal or privileges revoked.\u00a0 Many of us knew these were not \u201cbad kids\u201d or children who belonged in a secluded setting but we did not have the right answers as to the \u201cwhys\u201d of their behavior or how to help these children.\u00a0 And then we learned about trauma and how it affects the brain, how it affects a child\u2019s development and a child\u2019s whole life.\u00a0 We started asking the right questions and coming up with some right answers as a result.\u00a0 I am excited that trauma-informed, resilience- focused care is not only being investigated but programs are developing.\u00a0 This means that all children will benefit.\u00a0 This means that educators will have more resources at their disposal.\u00a0 Research shows that all staff and students benefit from trauma-informed practices being implemented in the school system whether they have themselves experienced trauma. The National Association of School Psychologists have identified that trauma-informed practices promote feelings or physical, emotional and social safety for students and staff. I am ecstatic that children are now being looked at as just that, children \u2013 not good or bad, not a label or an eligibility, but children first.\u00a0 We have a long way to go but I believe we are on the right path.\u00a0 I know we are in Lincoln Park, I have seen so many positive changes.\"<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How have trauma-informed, resilience-focused practices transformed your approach to your profession?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n\"I am definitely more curious and empathetic than I used to be.\u00a0 I have worked for a long time with students on sensory regulation, so in regards to sensory processing I have always been open and curious, observing children to figure out what type of sensory input they need for success and comfort.\u00a0 However, that did not always apply to my work with students regarding challenging behaviors.\u00a0 Through education on trauma, its effect on us, and resilience practices I have become more open and curious when challenging behaviors are involved.\u00a0 I observe, interact, engage and explore more, asking students what they need and offer suggestions as to what might help them feel more secure.\u00a0 I notice our district does not go straight to punitive measures anymore and I have become creative with restorative resolutions working on repairing relationships rather than them being further torn down.\u00a0 I, along with my colleagues, hear our students\u2019 voices more now.\"<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why are you driven to heal the children, families, and\/or communities you support?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n\"I am naturally a very empathetic person; I don\u2019t think anyone who goes into our fields are not empathetic.\u00a0 We are driven to help others.\u00a0 For a long time I thought helping was fixing.\u00a0 I learned through a family difficulty that fixing is not helping.\u00a0 Supporting and providing resources helps others become more independent and leads to healing.\u00a0 In my previous school position, I worked with students individually or a small group but in a setting separate from a classroom.\u00a0 I did not see the change I hoped for, for my students.\u00a0 I transferred to my current school district and my role was vastly different.\u00a0 I was able to help whole classrooms, whole schools and was responsible for the whole district.\u00a0 It was overwhelming but exciting.\u00a0 My primary role is on the Behavior Support Team working with students who have severe behavior.\u00a0 I met a student who had been severely abused by his own family member.\u00a0 He was abused physically and sexually and deprived of any comfort at a very early age.\u00a0 I saw the damage that abuse did to this child.\u00a0 He was in \u201cflight or fight\u201d mode all of the time, never in \u201cfreeze\u201d mode.\u00a0 He eloped out of the classroom multiple times in an hour.\u00a0 The slightest challenge or sense of being overwhelmed sent him into acts of physical aggression I had never seen before in anyone.\u00a0 And my heart broke.\u00a0 Cognitively I knew abuse happens, but I had never realized the depths of its damage.\u00a0 This poor child was out of his skin all of the time.\u00a0 He has gotten a lot of help and stability and is doing so much better, but it will take years for him to feel safe.\u00a0 I pray that he finds continued peace and comfort.\u00a0 Any time my job feels overwhelming or difficult, or I am faced with a student who is exhibiting damaging and frustrating behaviors, I think of that first little boy.\u00a0 I know that I have to show up for him and all of our children every single day because they deserve it.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1619-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor widgetopts-SO\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Following our expert panel, we will be showing the film\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kpjrfilms.co\/resilience\/\"><em>Resilience: the Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope<\/em><\/a>, with a Q&amp;A with Starr Director of Professional Training &amp; 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