Take a Moment
When we think of trauma, we often envision intense, shocking events—things that happen to someone, like abuse, violence, or a catastrophic loss. But for many children, the most profound...
In the world of trauma, you may hear the terms Big T and little T referring to traumatic events in one’s life. Recently, there has been a movement away from categorizing trauma into big and...
We can’t talk about complex trauma or children in foster care without discussing the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACES).
ACES have a profound impact on human development,...
As a young social worker, I often thought I wasn’t doing enough.
As a post-adoption case manager, I got kids on my caseload after an adoptive parent reached out for help. Many times...
One behavioral response to childhood trauma is lying. Many foster and adoptive parents grapple with this challenge, seeking understanding and effective interventions.
For children with complex...
We know more people would launch a Stable Moments program if they had the funding.
And our #1 goal is to equip as many organizations as possible to serve children in foster care WHILE...
It's that time of year again...time when you really need to be planning your end-of-year campaign. And guess what? I wrote it for you!!!
That's right. I firmly believe that community members...
Being both flexible and structured are big parts of the Stable Moments model…but wait, how can you be flexible AND structured?
The truth is, kids, and most humans need a whole bunch of...
I got my first hate mail, attacking the Stable Moments model saying we're causing more trauma by allowing people who aren't credentialed to work with kids with complex trauma needs.
In this...
A ping of anxiety shot through her chest. She could feel anger expanding from the pit of her stomach. She was pissed and felt like she wasted her time and was pretty certain she would be quitting...
