Is focusing on youth and children services, rather than family stability, underserving the very children we hope to help and support?
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CHANGE CHALLENGES US
It is true we grow from meeting the challenge and many live for the adventure that accompanies change, but there are those who are quickly overwhelmed when their expectations are met with surprise.
THE SALUTOGENIC ASSET-BASED APPROACH
If you want to truly help others grow and change, ditch the traditional deficit-based approach in favor of the salutogenic asset-based approach.
TRANSFORMATION OF THE HEALER
No longer are clients seen as broken people who need to be fixed. Instead, they are viewed as whole people who have the ability to heal and grow. This positive, strengths-based perspective is transforming the field of counseling and changing lives in the process.
SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE HIGHLIGHTED
Only through a trauma-informed awareness and approach will we be equipped to build towards resiliency and find our way in becoming the person we want to be.
BUILDING TOWARD RESILIENCY
Building toward resiliency takes courage. Facing fear does not mean the fear goes away, rather it means we use courage to inform our fears that they are not in charge.
WHY I DON’T BELIEVE IN THE PSYCHIATRIC IDEA OF RECOVRY
The goal of treatment should be increasing capacity and transformation, not simply recovery.
Are You Resilient?
Learn how to become more resilient. Become a little bit tougher, a little bit wiser, and a little bit more prepared for whatever life has in store!
Celebrating Juneteenth
Celebrate Juneteenth by becoming more informed about bias and historical trauma. Becoming more trauma-informed will help to spread compassion for others and empower the work that remains to be done for racial justice and equity.
Why are so many people unmotivated?
We are all motivated by different things. Often people with complex or chronic trauma histories are frequently motivated to avoid negative thoughts, emotions, or consequences.
What about developmental trauma?
Developmental trauma is one of the most common forms of complex trauma. It has the tendency to complicate growth and emotional maturity.
How to Balance the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
When the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is out of balance, it can lead to a variety of negative health outcomes.
HEALING SHAME
You might feel shame because of something about your appearance, events related to your family, or even a lack of education. You might feel you’re not worthy somehow. Shame shows itself in many forms. But the one common thread is that shame makes you feel terrible about yourself. Is healing shame possible?
Irrational Beliefs
There are many influences that tend to be ignored systemically in the mental health culture.
Does Optimal Living Mean Existing in a State of Perfect Happiness and Health?
Trauma can have a profound and long-lasting impact on every facet of a person’s life.
Arizona Trauma Institute
49 South Sycamore Street, Suite 2
Mesa, Arizona 85202
Office: (480) 442-1840
Email: aztinfo@aztrauma.org
