I am grateful that I have an opportunity to comment on how meaningful Dr. Himelstein's classes have been for my work. I am the Executive Director for an organization that brings trauma-informed, mindfulness-based, social emotional learning curriculum to schools in a large urban school district. I have over 25 years of experience working with at-risk youth., my dissertation for my Ph.D. was on at-risk youth, and I taught at the University level for over a decade working with teachers. I have a post-doctoral certification in trauma counseling and, Dr. Himelstein's trauma courses were the best and most informative courses I have ever taken on this topic. I learned a TREMENDOUS amount from Dr. Himelstein's course content, from his life experience that he shares, and more importantly how he connects with traumatized youth to build authentic relationships. The courses are extremely well-organized, incredibly thought-provoking, filled with relevant materials, and extremely practical when working with students or youth with trauma histories. I now consider Dr. Himelstein one of my greatest mentors, and strongly believe that anyone working with youth who have experienced trauma must take these courses. I cannot recommend any course I have ever taken with more conviction and passion. Let's put it this way, if you work with traumatized youth and don't take Dr. Himelstein's courses, you are missing some of the most critical information you need to connect with the youth you serve.

This was a wonderful experience for me. The classes enhanced my relationship so much with a youth I am mentoring who is in foster care. Our relationship is so much stronger now due to learning how to approach the way I question her and have conversations with her. I think that we are so much closer today than we were when I started with the first class that I took up until this class ended. Thanks again for the great information and I look forward to hopefully continuing with future classes.

I did the basic Trauma Informed Course and it wetted my appetite for more. The Advance Course did not disappoint but surpassed my expectation. I enrolled in this course at a very challenging time, however the delivery, content, and flexibility motivated me to remain committed to the end. Throughout these courses I kept my administration informed of the valuable wealth of information and practical applications and I truly embraced the final week's content of the advanced course: Week 8--Sharing Trauma Inform Care with others. I want to spread the love and ensure that as an institution we are all on board and looking through a trauma informed lens. Many Thanks to all who made this available to me and to Dr. Himelstein, our very knowledgeable and interactive Instructor/ Facilitator throughout the courses

Dr. Himelstein is an excellent trainer! I appreciate his expertise, humility, and ability to present in a way that is interesting to digest. So many times trauma training is abstract and academic to the point of being dry and intangible. The Advanced Trauma-Informed Toolkit for Youth Workers course was rich, practical, and very accessible. Thank you!

I appreciate the way Dr. Himelstein tailored this course to be relevant for classroom teachers. He did a great job of explaining things clearly with examples from his practice and acknowledging the nuance of situations. I really like how the assignments got me thinking about the application of concepts in my context. Dr. Himelstein offered helpful heuristics and conceptual frameworks that help me to name what I'm seeing and start making informed choices about how to respond. It's the first week of spring semester and I'm already seeing the disengaged student sitting in the corner through a new lens and strategizing about how to foster trust and draw her in. The live webinar is a great addition; I love that we can participate in the future after having some time to try things out. I will definitely recommend this course to others. Thanks!

As a professional who is not trained specifically in mental health, Dr. Himelstein's courses and the CAS model for trauma-informed care for youth have given me concrete practices and clinical language to communicate with other professionals working with youth about the need for mindfulness practices and trauma-informed approaches to working with youth in our area. His focus on interpersonal safety and building authentic relationships with youth is much needed and has been very beneficial for our violence prevention program.