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    Handling Holiday Stress the Trauma-Informed Way

    Handling Holiday Stress the Trauma-Informed Way

    As we approach the winter holidays, we are all well aware that the world around us can feel chaotic, scary, worrisome, and stressful. ...
    The Foster Care Label in the Classroom: Effects on Teachers’ Judgments and Decision-Making

    The Foster Care Label in the Classroom: Effects on Teachers’ Judgments and Decision-Making

    In my clinical work I find that there are a few phrases that I tend to use over and over. One of my favorite things to say to parents and...
    Trauma-Informed De-escalation

    Trauma-Informed De-escalation

    Approaching each day with general attitude of equanimity is something that I have found allows me to be a successful administrator and...
    Grief at the Holidays

    Grief at the Holidays

    When we look from a distance at someone who has suffered the death of a loved one, we usually think of that death as an event, a specific...
    The High Cost of Awareness

    The High Cost of Awareness

    In late September of 2009, I came to a critical decision point in my life. At that time in my life, I was a very unhappy father and...
    Thank you for your service

    Thank you for your service

    Veterans Day is a time to recognize and celebrate the sacrifices made by all of the people who have served and are serving in all...
    Putting the Healing Power of Music in the Hands of Heroes

    Putting the Healing Power of Music in the Hands of Heroes

    I arrived at the Orlando VA Medical Center in October 2012. I quickly became immersed in the Evidence Based therapies favored in the VA...
    Perspective matters…and YOU get to decide which perspective you will choose

    Perspective matters…and YOU get to decide which perspective you will choose

    Here’s what we know… Although there seems to be improvements related to the prevalence of bullying in the most recent years (Waasdorp et...
    Mothers, Ashtrays, and Haircuts:  The Cost of Coming Out at Work

    Mothers, Ashtrays, and Haircuts: The Cost of Coming Out at Work

    "I wouldn't steal that ashtray over there because I know it's wrong," said my mother, a heavy smoker, on Thanksgiving right after I came...
    Sexual Assault Kits and Revictimization

    Sexual Assault Kits and Revictimization

    Over the past year, I’ve talked to everyone involved in the collection, processing, and use in court of an adult sexual assault kit in my...
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