Guest Post by Catharine Hannay of Mindful Teachers While you were growing up: Were your parents or caregivers...
Guest Post by Catharine Hannay of Mindful Teachers It was one of those moments when someone’s trying to be...
10 Acronyms That Promote Self-Awareness and Decision-Making in Youth
Sam Himelstein, Ph.D., , Mindfulness, Mindfulness, 0When my colleague Steven Saul and I were developing the Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment (MBSAT) 12-Session Curriculum at a...
Four Ways to Improve Difficult Relationships With Youth
Guest Author, , Relationships, Relationships, 1Guest Post from Catharine Hannay of Mindful Teachers In retrospect, it wasn’t such a great idea to tell my...
Mindfulness is the practice of observing your own experience in the present moment with an attitude of non-reactivity and/or...
Add a Culturally-Aware Lens to Your Trauma-Informed Toolkit
Guest Author, , Relationships, trauma-informed, culture, trauma-informed, 1Guest Post by Catharine Hannay, Mindful Teachers One year on February 14th, my husband did something utterly baffling....
3 Ways Traumatic Events in the Lives of Teens Impacts Substance Abuse
Sam Himelstein, Ph.D., , Counseling, Substance Abuse, trauma-informed, Counseling, Substance Abuse, trauma-informed, 0Guest post by Jeff Nalin, PsyD of Paradigms San Francisco No one wants to think about their teenager dealing...
A Critical Intervention For Working With Traumatized Youth
Sam Himelstein, Ph.D., , Counseling, trauma-brain, trauma-informed, Counseling, trauma, trauma-brain, trauma-informed, 0Working with youth who’ve experience trauma in their lives can be both a challenging and rewarding endeavor and of...
4 “Must Read” Books for Professionals Working with Traumatized Youth
Sam Himelstein, Ph.D., , trauma-brain, trauma-informed, trauma-brain, trauma-informed, 0Becoming a Trauma-Informed Youth Professional takes commitment and dedication. As we prepare for the launch of the new online...
The 4 Essentials of Being a Trauma-Informed Youth Professional
Sam Himelstein, Ph.D., , Relationships, Self-Care, trauma-brain, trauma-informed, Relationships, trauma-brain, trauma-informed, 0If you work with youth there’s a good chance you work with trauma. Trauma symptoms or adaptations as I...