Become Trauma-Informed

Given the prevalence of ACEs, imagine what this implies about your campers and staff. Because ACEs have the potential to impact our interaction with others as well as our physical health (Harris, 2014; Jackson, 2016). Because of the impact to physical and mental, emotional, and social health (MESH)...

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Published in:The Camping magazine 2018-07, Vol.91 (4), p.10-12
Main Author: Erceg, Linda Ebner
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Camps
Coping
Elementary Secondary Education
Empowerment
Guidelines
Health Needs
Mental health
Nursing
Physical Health
Public schools
Schools
Skills
Substance Abuse
Trauma
Well being
Youth
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Summary:Given the prevalence of ACEs, imagine what this implies about your campers and staff. Because ACEs have the potential to impact our interaction with others as well as our physical health (Harris, 2014; Jackson, 2016). Because of the impact to physical and mental, emotional, and social health (MESH) well-being, ACEs are said to be trauma events. The following suggested guidelines are drawn from trauma-informed schools' literature (George Fox University, 2018; Milwaukee Public Schools, 2017) and include: * Strive to understand youth development and support campers as they accomplish age-appropriate tasks. * Maintain the capacity and skills to be supportive. * Shape your relationship with campers so it builds connectedness. * Shift your perspective from "What's wrong with you?" to "What do you need?" * Empower both yourself and campers to appropriately address issues and, as a result, become more resilient. BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT TO PHYSICAL AND MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL HEALTH (MESH) WELL-BEING, ACEs ARE SAID TO BE TRAUMA EVENTS.
ISSN:0740-4131