Trauma & the NEAR Sciences in ECE by Stacy Boyce

ACEs & Toxic Stress

RootednReaching — 2023-11-23 16:41:32 UTC

In this 16 minute Ted Talk, pediatrician and former CA Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris shares her story of discovering the impact of childhood adversity on the health and wellness of children.

Safe Spaces: Trauma-Informed Training for Educators

RootednReaching — 2023-11-23 16:44:21 UTC

Free training modules designed for educators working with different age groups.

Build awareness with families

RootednReaching — 2023-11-23 16:47:36 UTC

Looking for materials to support family awareness? Visit Your Number Story!

CDC: Preventing ACEs

RootednReaching — 2023-11-23 16:50:24 UTC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers Adverse Childhood Experiences to be a public health crisis. Prevention is key. The CDC has responded by designing free prevention training to promote a cross-sector/multi-disciplinary approach to prevention.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

RootednReaching — 2023-11-25 02:55:41 UTC

Resources for trauma-informed care

Creating Safety

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 04:46:48 UTC

Dr. Bruce D Perry, child psychiatrist and neurobiologist, shares insights on the importance of emotional safety in the classroom. Safety is bedrock to an optimal learning environment.

Family Resources

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 04:47:20 UTC

One of the most significat protective factors in a child's life are the supportive nurturing relationships with significant adults. When families have access to culturally relevant, non-stigmatizing, parenting support, they can develop the skills needed to support their children's well being. Sesame Street Workshops provides a varety of materials that can support the most influential educators in a child's life- their parents/guardians.

Connection in the Classroom

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 04:49:42 UTC

We are biologically designed to seek connection with others.

Peaceful Spaces

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 04:52:01 UTC

Creating non-stigmatizing self-regulation opportunities to promote student (and educator) well-being.

Reclaiming Hope

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 05:03:46 UTC

A glimpse into the approach of the Community Resilience Initiative of Walla Walla, WA.

Community Resilience Initiative

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 05:06:08 UTC

Interested in becoming a certified Trauma-Informed Care trainer? Stacy Boyce is a certified CRI trauma-informed care trainer and can provide districts with the prerequisite training for the CRI Train the Trainer in Trauma-Informed Care.

Transforming Schools

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 05:06:57 UTC

The Cost of ACEs

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 14:52:03 UTC

Understand the financial cost of childhood adversity on systems.

Roadmap for Resilience

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 14:56:41 UTC

This extensive report from the California Surgeon General provides an in-depth look at the impact of ACEs, the science of resilience, and a detailed outline for cross-sector collaboration to prevent, reduce, and heal communities and individuals from the harmful effects of ACEs and toxic stress.

Roadmap to Healing-Centered Communities

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 15:02:35 UTC

An in-depth guide to transforming schools into healing-centered pillars for their communities.

Resilience is Critical and it Can be Learned

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 19:03:01 UTC

We can learn a great deal from research into resilience, but we can also learn a great deal from the stories of survivors.

Daring Classrooms

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 19:17:09 UTC

Brene Brown shares her insight into vulnerability, courage, and resilience in the classroom. For resilience to grow in children, the adults in their lives need to be resilient.

Measuring Resilience

RootednReaching — 2023-12-01 19:58:10 UTC

Measuring resilience in our lives is just as important as understanding the prevalence of adversity.

ACEs, Toxic Stress, and Physical/Behavioral Health

RootednReaching — 2023-12-02 14:48:59 UTC

High rates of ACEs (having experienced 4 or more) are associated with significat physical and behavioral health challenges as well as school violence, truancy, and school failure. But, "What is predictable is preventable" (Dr. Robert Anda). Educators are often the first to see the signs of ACEs and toxic stress and are uniquely positioned in the lives of children and youth to form supportive nurturing relationships that can prevent ACE and buffer children from the harmful effects of toxic stress.

La Cultura Cura- Cultur Heals

RootednReaching — 2023-12-02 15:11:51 UTC

The National Compadres Network is an organization that is rooted in the beliefe that within each culture's indigenous practices exist the healing medicine it's people need to heal. A range of curriculums that support families and youth have been designed by the NCN to promote culturally rooted healing for families and young people. These curriculums are focused on 4 core values of Cara y Corazon (face and heart)- Dignity & Respect (Cara), Trust & Love (Corazon).

Reframing Discipline

RootednReaching — 2023-12-02 15:30:06 UTC

Dr. Perry cautions against the use of shame and humiliation to manage behavior in the classroom.

Sensory walk

RootednReaching — 2023-12-02 15:47:05 UTC

Giving children opportunities for movement and sensory engagement can regulate their nervous system and support their mental well-being.

Resilience in school is all about Relationships

RootednReaching — 2023-12-02 15:50:58 UTC

Framework for Trauma-Informed Schools

RootednReaching — 2023-12-02 15:58:17 UTC

PCEs: Positive Childhood Experiences

RootednReaching — 2023-12-09 16:41:15 UTC

We can counteract the harmful effects of adversity and toxic stress through healthy supportive relationships.

Learning Happens in the Context of Relationships

RootednReaching — 2023-12-15 18:51:50 UTC

Conscious Discipline

RootednReaching — 2024-10-25 02:56:29 UTC

Trauma-informed SEL starts with adult social emotional learning and well-being.

Get Certified in Trauma-Informed Care

RootednReaching — 2025-02-15 16:36:26 UTC

The Community Resilience Initiative (CRI) provides a range of comprehensive training options and resources. Interested in becoming a Trauma-informed care trainer? Stacy is a certified trainer through CRI and can provide you with the prerequisite certification to enroll in CRI's Trauma-Informed Care 1 Train the Trainer.

Connect with the PACEs Community

RootednReaching — 2025-02-15 16:43:09 UTC

The PACEsConnection is a multidisciplinary international community of individuals and organizations working to address ACEs and increase PCEs in communities worldwide. Joining this community gives you access to articles resources and professionals.

Becoming Healing-Centered

RootednReaching — 2025-02-15 17:05:29 UTC

Flourish Agenda is a national nonprofit consulting firm that works with youth of color, schools, youth-serving organizations, foundations, and local governments to build and implement strategies that allow young people to flourish. It is the first to offer Healing-Centered Engagement training.

Early Childhood Development and the Stress Response System

RootednReaching — 2025-09-20 16:59:28 UTC

Stress and Brain Function

RootednReaching — 2025-09-20 17:17:16 UTC

How can PTSD shift what we pass to the next generation

RootednReaching — 2025-09-20 17:30:40 UTC

PTSD, stress hormones, and epigenetics.

How Trauma and rewrite DNA

RootednReaching — 2025-09-20 17:32:17 UTC

Overview of the Science of Resilience

RootednReaching — 2025-09-20 17:41:16 UTC

Supportive Relationships - the foundations of resilience

RootednReaching — 2025-09-20 17:42:42 UTC

Resilience in Early Childhood

RootednReaching — 2025-09-20 17:47:57 UTC

Every child needs someone who is crazy about them.

The Neurosequential Model

RootednReaching — 2025-09-20 17:51:24 UTC

A universal approach: a brain-based approach

Early life stress and development: potential mechanisms for adverse outcomes

RootednReaching — 2025-09-21 22:59:29 UTC

Neurobiology of Attachment

RootednReaching — 2025-09-21 23:02:24 UTC

Hand Model of the Brain

RootednReaching — 2025-09-21 23:07:04 UTC

Epigenetics and ACEs

RootednReaching — 2025-09-21 23:08:57 UTC

Trauma-Sensitive Schools: Flexible Framework

RootednReaching — 2025-09-21 23:12:32 UTC

How Emotions are Made: The Predicting Brain

RootednReaching — 2025-09-24 15:48:07 UTC

Predictive Process Theory goes beyond Triune Brain Theory, viewing the brain as having specific and integrated networks that are constantly making meaning from sensory input by predictions and associations based on past experiences.

Responding to children in the survival brain

RootednReaching — 2025-09-24 19:03:33 UTC

Understanding the Brain States Model

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Epigenetics explained

RootednReaching — 2025-09-24 19:11:23 UTC

Positive Childhood Expereinces

RootednReaching — 2025-09-24 21:08:38 UTC

The Brain Keeps Score

RootednReaching — 2025-09-30 02:54:09 UTC

The predictive brain and trauma.

The Brain is Adaptive

RootednReaching — 2025-10-16 22:01:39 UTC

Protective Factors

RootednReaching — 2025-10-22 06:00:00 UTC

Measuring Protective Factors with Families

RootednReaching — 2025-10-29 02:53:09 UTC

A strengths-based approach to supporting young children and families starts with asking the questions "What's right with you?"

Class Presentation

RootednReaching — 2025-11-05 05:03:05 UTC

Mindfulness builds Resilience

RootednReaching — 2025-11-26 16:09:09 UTC

Mindfulness - the practice of being present with our experiences in the moment.

Regulating Relational Strategies

RootednReaching — 2025-11-26 16:11:54 UTC

Consequences don't help regulate dysregulated children. Collaborative problem solving meets children where they are at and builds solutions with agency and autonomy.

Integration Matters

RootednReaching — 2025-11-27 00:17:30 UTC

Being able to integrating the brain networks is essential to social and emotional wellbeing.