When
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 1:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 1:00 PM EDT
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Cost: $100
Where
This is an online event.Book study - The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog
This book study is ideal for those who would like to develop a 
much deeper understanding of child trauma through a clinical lens. The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog is a book written by Bruce Perry, a leading clinical researcher into the impacts of trauma on children. Our study will connect Perry's clinical insights to our classroom practice.
Book study format: 5 weeks, approx 50-60 pages per week. Asynchronous discussion online with 1 “live” Q&A webinar on July 24, 7:00-8:00 pm EDT
*Please note* - this book contains many graphic and disturbing descriptions of child abuse - part of our discussion format will include paying attention to the feelings and emotions this reading elicits.
About the instructor:
Alex Shevrin is a teacher educator through Antioch University New England and Castleton Center for Schools, and an instructor at the Community College of Vermont. She is a former school leader at an alternative therapeutic school, where she supported youth affected by trauma, poverty, and other adverse life experiences. She believes that all students need a safe and caring school environment and that we create this environment through unconditional positive regard for the person and conditional response to the behaviors, recognizing the dynamic and complex lives of our students.
This event fulfills Competency 1,2, and 4 of theTrauma-Conscious Teaching Microcredential