As part of my participating in the Non Profit Blog Exchange Virtual Event (http://nonprofitblogexchange.blogspot.com/) I have been...
Understanding Problem Behavior
As we think more about the Restorative Approach, we realize that it is built on a new understanding of problem behavior.The old points...
Biological Changes from Trauma
One challenge in trauma informed treatment is the recognition of the biological changes that accompany trauma. Children who have...
Where is the Hope?
Miguel’s mother is addicted to drugs, and so his early life contained serious abuse and neglect. His grandmother took him in for...
Shame and the Restorative Approach
Why is it important to use restorative tasks when a child has hurt others? Why assign a task that offers the child the chance to...
Jonathan
Jonathan is a 14 year old boy who was admitted to Klingberg about six months ago. He is small in stature and has a history of severe...
Sandra Left This Week
Sandra was discharged this week to a group home. At her discharge party Sandra said: “I never thought I’d see this day. I was sure...
Time
One concern we often hear expressed when we train on this method is: I don’t have enough time! We don’t have time to think up all...
Consistency
We do a lot of training about the Restorative Approach. This approach suggests that the staff response to each child’s actions be...
Principles of Trauma- Informed Treatment
These are the principles that inform our thinking about treatment, and that have led to our creation of the Restorative Approach:·...
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