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Trauma Informed Oregon Updates for Fall 2023

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From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon* It is Fall, and I am excited to share about what TIO has been up to and what is coming. Our Fall newsletter is focused on feedback, an Essential Element of Trauma Informed Care. I’ll begin with some thoughts on feedback, Trauma Informed Oregon Updates for Fall 2023

A Personal Message to the TIO Community

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From Dalia Avello-Vega, Psy.M., MA, MRes, IMH-E, Lecturer | Curriculum and Instruction for the College of Education at Portland State University One of my favorite things to do is to teach primary age children about the nervous system and stress. During these presentations they typically laugh, frown, look a bit A Personal Message to the TIO Community

Unsolicited Feedback: A Birthing Experience

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From Danielle Grondin, Instructional Designer for Trauma Informed Care, Trauma Informed Oregon Many birthing people may be used to the unsolicited advice that can sometimes come along with a growing baby bump. While preparing for the arrival of my first child, I actually welcomed the bits of insights people felt Unsolicited Feedback: A Birthing Experience

7 Ways for Leaders to Spark Happiness at Work — in Ourselves and Our Team

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From Harmony Major, CRP, CHHC, Natural Wellness and Stress Release Strategist for 30-plus professionals; Owner, Energetic Harmony At minimum, a full 50% of our waking hours are spent on this thing we call “work.” These numbers climb much higher for entrepreneurs, CEOs, business leaders, and heads of single-income households. And 7 Ways for Leaders to Spark Happiness at Work — in Ourselves and Our Team

Walking the Walk: How Organizational Climate and Culture Unite Words With Actions

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From Dalia Avello, Psy.M., MA, IMH-E, Professor of Practice, Trauma Informed Oregon What Do English Idioms, Organizational Culture and Trauma Informed Care Have in Common? I take delight in nuances – those subtle details that make something unique. As a bilingual and bicultural person, one of my favorite things to do Walking the Walk: How Organizational Climate and Culture Unite Words With Actions

Moving Workforce Wellness into Organizational Culture

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From Christy da Rosa, MSW, LICSW, Research Assistant, Trauma Informed Oregon A Tale of Burnout: My Case Study When I was in my MSW program, one of my assignments was to make a self-care plan to use during our field practicum. It seemed like a filler assignment to me, but Moving Workforce Wellness into Organizational Culture

Opening 2023 with a Focus on Climate and Culture, an Essential Element of Trauma Informed Care

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From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon It is 2023 and I hope this year provides the right amount of reflection, laugher, silence, connection, and joy as needed. I am focusing this newsletter on the Essential Element of Climate and Culture. When we envisioned the Four Essential Elements, Opening 2023 with a Focus on Climate and Culture, an Essential Element of Trauma Informed Care

The TRUE Model: A Starting Point for Building a Trauma Informed Organizational Workplace Culture

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From LaFreda Ceasar, MSW, Vice President of Equity and Culture Talent, New Narrative Many organizations and corporations are considering returning their employees to the workplace post-pandemic. Some have decided to keep their employees remote indefinitely. Either way, people in the workforce are navigating the workplace under very different circumstances; whether The TRUE Model: A Starting Point for Building a Trauma Informed Organizational Workplace Culture

The Importance of Imagination – Active Optimism and Resilience

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From Christy da Rosa, MSW, LICSW, Research Assistant, Trauma Informed Oregon Burnout in Activism I recently had a conversation with a childhood friend about climate change: how climate disasters are increasing in severity and frequency across the world, and the immense toll it has had on her. She told me, The Importance of Imagination – Active Optimism and Resilience

Escaping the Gravity Well

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From Bea Sloan, Portland-based writer, do-gooder, and Master’s candidate at PSU who has been writing about climate change for decades. “And are you retired now?” I get this question every few months, usually spoken from a kind face (but in a condescending tone, ready to ask and then move on), Escaping the Gravity Well