1st Edition
Trauma-Responsive Practices for Early Childhood Leaders Creating and Sustaining Healing Engaged Organizations
1. Understanding State Dependent Functioning 2. Trauma-Responsive Organizational Continuum for the Early Childhood Field 3. Core Principle — Build Mutually Respectful and Trusting Relationships 4. Core Principle — Acknowledge Systems of Privilege and Oppression and Take Actions to Disrupt Inequity 5. Core Principle — Create Environments that Reinforce Messages of Safety and Predictability 6. Core Principle — Intentionally Promote Coping, Resilience and Healing 7. Core Principle — Using Evidence to Build Insights and Learn Collaboratively 8. Case Study 9. Conclusion 10. Resources
Biography
Julie Nicholson is Professor of Practice in the School of Education at Mills College and Co-Director at the Center for Equity in Early Childhood Education.
Jen Leland is Director of Partnerships for Trauma Transformed (TT), a seven county trauma-informed regional system of care.
Julie Kurtz is CEO at the Center for Optimal Brain Integration®. She coaches and trains on trauma-responsive and resilience building practices and social-emotional skills across the lifespan. She also operates a small private practice in California.
LaWanda Wesley is Director of Quality Enhancement & Professional Development at the Early Childhood Education Department, Oakland Unified School District and Co-Director at the Center for Equity in Early Childhood Education.
Sarah Nadiv is CEO at Global Health and Education Strategies.
