Trauma-informed skills. Better mental health.
I teach therapeutic practices to non-therapists. I focus on safe and effective approaches to complex and intense situations.
Navigating trauma and intensity
In environments of strong emotion and uncertain pathways, personal skills determine the outcomes. Those skills include, most fundamentally, self-awareness and empathy: how we stay in touch with ourselves and how we respond to others. These abilities require constant attention, reinforcement, and renewal.
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Deepening capacity and skill
How can we feel more comfortable and confident in navigating challenging situations? How might we help colleagues and community members work toward emotional health and well-being? How can we prevent ourselves — or those we work with — from sliding into trauma or deep distress? These are foundational questions, and they require serious answers.
Essentials of trauma-informed practiceA foundation of self-awareness
Our ability to assist others in emotional distress depends on how well we understand and can manage our own emotional challenges and reactivity. Self-awareness is the most important factor in situations of intensity and trauma.
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Cultivating mentorship and relationship
We need to be consistent, congruent, and ethical in how we apply personal strategies and tactics in situations governed by the emotional reactions of people (which is, actually, most situations). Getting it right is hard. The skills of interpersonal communication and empathy are deep and complex. Those skills start with us — but they extend to everyone.
A primer on empathy“Ross is one of the most genuinely creative individuals I have had the pleasure of knowing. I would recommend Ross to any organization that wants an exceptional and memorable experience.”
“Ross has stretched and supported me far more than anyone else has in growing into my potential, and I know he has done the same for others. He gave us the opportunity to be, and to see each other, as fully human. What more could we ask for?”
“Ross’ welcoming and caring nature helps to foster an environment whereby learners can engage with one another on a more intimate and understanding level. Ross encourages us to push boundaries, to play, to explore, to create, and to reflect.”
“Ross is simultaneously brilliant and humble; forceful and gentle; present and silent. He has that rare talent for igniting the minds and hearts of every learner and colleague he encounters.”
“I have never had an educator influence me more. I have learned more in my time with Ross than in the rest of my education combined. I am a better student, wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend because of my opportunity to learn from Ross.”
“Ross was a catalyst in my development to reconnect with my passion for leadership. Through his example of consistency, compassion, and intelligence, I felt empowered to take control of my education. I feel inspired by his integrity and his intense love of education, cultural understanding, and knowledge.”