After four years at Barton Elementary School and three years at Lakewood High School, the It’s About T.I.M.E. program is transitioning to two new schools, leaving Barton and Lakewood in competent and sustainable hands of their respective staff. All the while,...
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month, also known as Trauma Awareness Month, Nathan Swaringen, LCSW, Clinical Therapist at The Guidance Center explores the nature of trauma, its profound impact on individuals, and the path towards healing and resilience in...
The pandemic has reminded us how crucial, and fundamental relationships are for our mental, emotional, physical, and societal health. Relationships heal. A grass-roots approach to creating a “trauma-informed movement in education” has shown to be a powerful vehicle in...
It’s About T.I.M.E. (Trauma-Informed Movement in Education) is a training program, based on ChildTrauma Academy’s Neurosequential Model in Education, that equips educators with tools to understand and help students who are experiencing the negative impacts of trauma....
It’s hard to believe that we are approaching the two-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with it, a very different way of living and functioning. The pandemic hit right after the 2019 holiday season, so it wasn’t until 2020 that we got to experience just how...
