Change the Lens, Change the Life: Trauma Informed Care

1. Change the Lens, Change the Life:Trauma Informed Care Annie Lange, LMSW, ACSW www.annielange.com 517 719-1523

2. Annie’s Practice Lab and Greatest TEACHERS!!!

3. Caregivers can makea difference…

4. Every child is born withbeautiful potential

5. What trauma have your children experienced?

6. Triune Brain

7. The Developing Brain The brain is a social organ and develops in the context of relationship Humans are hardwired for connection Attachment changes the brain A healthy brain supports self-regulation Genes provide frame work Life experience directs final brain construction The Hope of Neuroplasticity

8. Human Danger Response Step 1: Danger Beliefs “lens of danger” Step 2: Body and Behavior Responses “Fight – Flight – Freeze” Step 3: Compromised Healthy Development Self Regulation * Social * Cognitive Blaustein & Kinniburgh 2010

9. Understanding Triggers • Trigger: A reminder of a past event that can lead to same set of emotions and behaviors Blaustein & Kinniburgh 2010

10. (Adapted from Forbes 2014)

11. Common Child Triggers • Unpredictability or sudden change • Loss of control • Feeling vulnerable • Feeling rejected • Confrontation • Loneliness • Sensory overload • Intimacy • Peace / Calm Quiet Blaustein & Kinniburgh 2010

12. Common symptoms of trauma and attachment disorder • Constant chatter • Eating issues, hoarding or refusal to eat • False accusations of abuse • Fascination with gore, blood and weapons • Few or no long term friends • Triangulate adults • Attitude of entitlement or narcissism • Affection on child’s terms, not the parent’s terms Manning, 2013 Superficially charming, indiscriminate affection Need for control Hyper vigilant Argumentative, tantrums rage Demanding or clingy Lack of empathy, morals or values Lying, stealing Destructive to property Cruel to animals

13. Trauma Informed Care

14. Volunteer  Caregiver  Child

15. Tuning in With… Curiosity Kindness Compassion

16. Attunement • “I see you”, “I hear you” • Attunement is a moment to moment, day to day process • Attunement fosters co-regulation

17. Compassion Compassion is tied to the practice of mindfulness, paying attention to the present moment, with complete acceptance of thoughts, feelings and body sensations. (Desmond,2016)

18. EMPATHY Perspective Taking Withholding Judgment Recognizing Emotions Communication of Understanding

19. Mindfulness“Name It to Tame It” • Awareness • Of Present Experience • With Acceptance

20. What Story are we making up?

21. “In between stimulus and response there is a space, in that space lies our power to choose our response, in our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl Psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor

22. Thought Travel

23. Thought Cycle

25. Where do we shine the light?

26. The Nurtured Heart Approach The approach has three basic aspects: Super-energizing experiences of success. Refusing to energize or accidentally reward negativity. Providing a perfect level of limit-setting and consequences.

27. GREATNESS PRACTICE PRACTICE * PRACTICE * PRACTICE

28. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou

29. To your Greatness!! Annie Lange BSN, LMSW, ACSW Clinical Social Worker Nurtured Heart Approach Advanced Trainer Annie@NurturedHeartPath.com 517 719 1523 http://www.nurturedheartpath.com