The Future of Healing (Argument)

      The author, Shawn Ginwright argues that the methods and the way we try to help our youth currently is not the best way and there is a better alternative that we need to use. He introduces the term "trauma- informed care" and what that means as well as how we can use it to help the youth who need help. Traumo-informed care is a set of principles that guise and direct us in how we view the impact of harm that has done been done to a young person. He then goes on to explain how this is not the best method. Ginwright says that the trauma-informed care structure focuses mainly on them being a victim and puts everyone in the same category. He says that instead of making them a victim, we should instead help them overcome being a victim and make them a product of what has happened to them. 

    Ginwright then introduces us to the idea of Healing Centered Engagement. The difference is that with trauma-informed care you focus on them being the victim of a horrible act and what had happened to them. But with Healing Centered Engagement it focuses on what is good about you individually and how you faced trauma because of being human. It focuses more on you being who you are rather than just being a victim which puts everyone in the same group, even though each person is different and has their own qualities. He also talks about his own experiences with young kids who have faced trauma. He talks about how he approached it and what the outcomes were. 

    

Hyperlink: Shifting how we heal from trauma

Blog Post #9

    After looking back thru the slide deck and my blog posts I found three of the biggest things that stuck out to me were the Alan Johnson (Intro to Privilege) article, the card activity where we couldn't talk, and the rules were different at each table and all of the group work we do.     

     

    The Alan Johnson Article stuck out to me because it shows what the problems are in society today and what we need to work on. But it can also allow us to see the other side of the issue and allow us to value both sides so everyone opinions are meaningful. All in all I think it was a good article to start with since it got us thinking about the situation. 

    I liked the Five Tricks card game because it was different, and it switched up the class. It was fun and got everyone involved in a class activity. I also liked it because it related to what we were talking about in class at the time and it was a good example. 

    Lastly, I liked all the group work because I think group work is one of the most important things we can do in class. it allows us the opportunity to work with different people and get to know each other. Also, we can help each other if someone needs it and could even help someone understand something if they did not have the chance to do it at home the night before. It is good to get used to working with others because moving forward it is a good skill to have. 

Hyperlink- Why group work is important

Video and RI Laws reflection

 After reading about the Laws in Rhode Island and watching the video it is safe to say that they are both about creating a safe and free environment for all students no matter what they believe in. The laws show a more factual and stricter look on the topic and shows us what is actually expected, while the video shows us a looser and understanding way of how this can happen. She does a good job of diving into each thing a little bit and talking to us about it how this can look. 

    Growing up I didn't really experience too much of this and none of it was brought up until now. Especially the whole pronoun situation. I feel like that wasn't really a thing until recently. In the lower grades in school, I never experienced any of this but in high school it was brought up more and was more commonly heard in everyday life. I think this is a little bit of a good thing and a bad thing. It is good because it can make certain students feel safer and more accepted in that learning environment. But I feel it can also be bad because it can be forced onto students and that was the case in high school, and it continues to keep happening. Some students don't believe in that and don't want to be involved in it but often they are put into situations where that is present. 

  Looking back into elementary school I never heard this before. It had never even crossed my mind and if I did hear it, I don't think I could even process what it meant because I was so young. And I think this is the case for many young children. Now I am hearing more and more that young children are using different pronouns. That makes me wonder if they actually know what it means and what they are saying or are the teachers and adults bringing this upon students? This is where I think there is a fine line between having an open environment and forcing your ideas and beliefs onto students and it seems that in some places this line is being crossed. 

Hyperlink: https://www.genderspectrum.org/articles/easy-steps-to-a-gender-inclusive-classroom