Ep. 49 - Halloween Preparations for Trauma-Impacted Kids, with KELLY VRCHOTA

This episode of the BIG PICTURE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING Podcast is specifically focused on upcoming Halloween celebrations, and the ways in which teachers and parents can provide thoughtful environments for children who’ve been effected by trauma, which implies that they might be, or will probably be, more sensitive to the intensity of experiences they’ll be encountering around October 31st.

Kelly Vrchota is a founding member of the Hope Connections Team, which is on a mission to support Trauma Sensitive Teachers who are helping ALL students feel SAFE, LOVED, & CAPABLE. There will be more info about the Hope Connections team at the end of this brief episode …

Kelly has a degree in elementary education and has worked with many students who’ve been impacted by trauma. She is a mom of 5 -2 biological and 3 adopted … so, as you listen to our conversation, I’m confident that you’ll see: Kelly does, indeed, walk her talk.

If you’d like to learn more about Kelly’s work, please go to her organization’s website at: www.ToHaveHope.com.

ToHaveHope exists to support those who seek to parent, teach, care for, love, know and relate to children who’ve suffered trauma, especially trauma connected with abandonment and adoption. Trauma deeply affects children’s ability to develop socially and emotionally… which is why ToHaveHope provides multiple levels of tools, strategies and coaching for families, caregivers, and teachers to help with healing and open the way for increasingly more positive outcomes.

Here's a link to the article I referred to at the beginning of this episode: https://www.tohavehope.com/tstblog/halloween-and-kids-whove-been-impacted-by-trauma