Author Archives: Will Smith, Foster Care Training and Retention Specialist

Regulating the Brain, From the Stem Up

By Will Smith, Foster Care Training and Retention Specialist
Posted on June 17, 2016 in Trauma Informed Care

When I consider SaintA’s 7 Essential Ingredients of Trauma Informed Care, I usually try to pick one ingredient to focus on at any given time. While it’s true that they are all of equal importance, I look at each ingredient as the key that opens the door to the next ingredient. The key to opening the door to my selected … Continue →

The Impact We Make

By Will Smith, Foster Care Training and Retention Specialist
Posted on November 12, 2015 in Foster Care and Adoption

Oftentimes, we go through our lives believing that the decisions we make, the actions we take and the beliefs we have – because they serve our own personal best interests – are independent of others’ trajectory through life’s processes. Other times, we purposefully choose to get involved, to help those we feel may not be as blessed as we are … Continue →

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