The consultation groups and events will provide continued learning about RC concepts and training issues, topics related to trauma and trauma-informed care, and practice in teaching RC. The events are also aimed at building a community of RC Trainers and programs who are using an RC approach. Consultation Groups Info and Registration Form 2012]
DCF And Klingberg Family Centers Launch Joint Initiative To Expand Home And Family Services for Children Reduced Reliance On Congregate Care Enables Shift In Focus HARTFORD — The Connecticut State Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Klingberg Family Centers are launching a joint effort to move from traditional congregate services for children to an … Read the Entire Article »
Staff training about adults monitoring and speaking up about concerning situations in organizations is critical. The following is a sample exercise that can be used in youth serving organizations. The purpose is to promote staff discussion about the potential warning signs in behavior of other staff that may help prevent abuse from happening. The scenarios highlight the … Read the Entire Article »
Steve Brown, Psy.D. In November, a Pennsylvania Grand Jury indicted former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky for sexually abusing eight boys over the course of a 15-year period. The indictment has kicked off a firestorm of media attention both in the sports world and the US at large. On November 9th, the Penn State … Read the Entire Article »
Risking Connection is a curriculum-based training program created to provide mental health and human service professionals with a philosophy and method for working with clients who are survivors of childhood abuse and trauma. The 3-Day Basic Training is based on the curriculum, Risking Connection: A Training Curriculum for Working With Survivors of Childhood Abuse (Saakvitne, … Read the Entire Article »
This year’s 27th Rosalynn Carter Symposium will focus trauma and its long-term effect on children. For those of you interested and able, it will be webcast live. The National Association of Children’s Behavioral Health (NACBH) will be ably represented by Beth Chadwick, President and Pat Wilcox, Klingberg Family Centers Traumatic Stress Institute who will be … Read the Entire Article »
“People with DD are more likely to be exposed to trauma AND exposure to trauma makes DD more likely” While there has been an explosion of information about the impact of traumatic life events and trauma-informed care in the fields of mental health, education, homelessness, and criminal justice, comparatively little has written about these topics … Read the Entire Article »
The Traumatic Stress Institute would like to recommend a book entitled: Healing Trauma: The Power of Group Treatment for People With Intellectual Disabilities by Nancy J. Razza and Daniel Tomasulo (American Psychological Association, Jan 2005). This book is one of the most noteworthy books that explores the overlap between psychological trauma and developmental disabilities. This … Read the Entire Article »
December 13, 2011; 3-4:30 pm (EST); 12-1:30 (PST) Melding Models: Using an RC Lens to Treat Youth with Sexual Behavior Problems STEVE BROWN, PSY.D. – Coordinator of RC Training Program; Director, Traumatic Stress Institute of Klingberg Family Centers Distance Learning Webinars — Brochure and Reg 2011 Revised
October 4, 2011; 3-4:30 pm (EST); 12-1:30 (PST) Vicarious Traumatization – Past, Present, and Future A LIVE Interview with DR. LAURIE PEARLMAN – founding mother of the VT concept and co-author of Risking Connection. These required distance learning webinars for RC Associate Trainers provide continued learning about RC concepts and training as well as topics related … Read the Entire Article »
The Traumatic Stress Institute is a division of Klingberg Family Centers
