Archive for June 1, 2021
America’s Ambivalence About Youth and Alcohol
News last week that seven Bowling Green State University students pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the alcohol-related hazing death of sophomore Stone Foltz at a Pi Kappa Alpha event will hopefully refocus America on the issue of underage drinking and begs the question, “Why is this still happening?” (Wilkinson, 2021). There are biological antecedents (adolescent…
Read MoreA Safe Space: From Trauma-Informed to Trauma-Infused — What to Know and How to Help
Stephen Gray Wallace, MS Ed, and Chrissie Kahan, MS Ed Across the land, schools and summer camps have embraced a movement to better understand trauma and how it affects a child’s ability to learn and self-regulate their behavior. As that knowledge becomes available to counselors and instructors, camps have a greater ability to move from…
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