Roadmap to Resilience | Roadmap for Change

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About Season 2 — Roadmap for Change: Trauma Recovery & Juvenile Justice Roadmap for Change dives into the pressing need for transformation within the juvenile justice system—a system that often falls short in meeting the needs of youth. Many of us working in and around the field understand the power of trauma-informed care, but breaking old mindsets and creating true, system-wide change is no easy feat. Join us as we examine historical and cultural roadblocks that challenge reform efforts and celebrate stories of progress from communities and jurisdictions working to make a difference. Through...

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Roadmap to Resilience | Roadmap for Change

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6. Supporting Children (and Adults) Who Have Been Sexually Abused 17.11.2021 44:28

In this episode, we explore how best to support survivors of sexual abuse. Along with our guest experts, we discuss how to provide an environment in which children (and adults) feel safe to disclose the abuse, how caregivers and clinicians should respond, and what the recovery process looks like for survivors and their families as they create a path forward. Learn more about our guest experts on t...

5. Understanding Dissociation 17.11.2021 38:13

When we experience trauma, our minds and bodies find ways to cope. What might look on the outside like spacing out, rapid mood or behavior changes, or an intense imaginary world, can actually be the child psychologically “disconnecting” from what’s happening or has happened to them. We call this “dissociation.” Clinical child psychologist Dr. Joyanna Silberg joins us for this episode. We discuss w...

4. Preventing Trauma 17.11.2021 36:38

Through the intersecting lenses of advocacy, mental health care, medical care, and criminology, five guest experts help us explore trauma prevention strategies that make it possible to not only treat the after-effects of trauma but to help protect children from experiencing trauma from the earliest days of their lives all the way into adolescence. Learn more about our guest experts on this episode...

3. What is Resilience? 17.11.2021 31:07

Resilience is the main subject of this audio series, but what is it exactly? There are actually a lot of different definitions, and the concept of resilience is a bit controversial among experts in mental health and trauma spaces. In many ways, resilience is just as complex as trauma. So, in this episode, we’ll hear from several experts on their opinions about children’s and families’ resilience,...

2. What is Trauma? 17.11.2021 27:24

Dr. Julian Ford and Dr. Amanda Zelechoski speak with several child trauma experts to help understand, “what is trauma?” and how does it differ from everyday stress? We discuss the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) framework, the impact of early childhood trauma on brain development, and how we can begin to identify past traumas through a child’s current behavior. Learn more about our guest exper...

1. Introducing: Roadmap to Resilience 03.11.2021 4:59

Join experts in the field of child stress and trauma as they delve into research-based strategies for building resilience in children of all ages. Your hosts, Dr. Julian Ford and Dr. Amanda Zelechoski, along with guest experts explore how children and families successfully face and overcome adversity, and how helping professionals can support and empower this resilience. Together, they'll paint a...