by Jolene | Aug 14, 2019 | Advocacy and Research
Educators Care about Traumatized Kids Educators care about traumatized kids. I came to this conclusion after facilitating professional development classes for more than 80 Iowa classroom and special education teachers, substitutes, paraprofessionals, and...
by Jolene | Feb 7, 2019 | Advocacy and Research, PTSD
The ACEs and Toxic Stress: Implications for Children with Special Needs? The link between the ACEs and toxic stress have been accepted by mental health experts since the ACEs study results were released in the late 1990s. The general public and members of the special...
by Margaret Mary Vasquez | Nov 21, 2018 | Books and Resources, PTSD
More Than Words: The Freedom to Thrive After Trauma Today I am pleased to introduce Different Dream readers to Margaret Vasquez, a gifted mental health care therapist and author of More Than Words: The Freedom to Thrive After Trauma. In her post, she explains why she...
by Jolene | Jul 7, 2017 | Books and Resources, PTSD
Effective Trauma Treatment for Nonverbal Children Effective trauma treatment for nonverbal children doesn’t get talked about much (no pun intended), as I discovered recently during a Facebook group discussion. A group member posed a question about trauma...
by Rebekah Benimoff | Feb 1, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
Caregiving Complications and Light Guest blogger Rebekah Benimoff has experienced her share of caregiving complications as she watches over a son with diabetes and her military veteran husband who lives with PTSD. Today, she shares what she’s learned about where...
