In this episode of our podcast, we are joined by Behavior Specialist, Natalee Jacobson. Natalee shares her learning about trauma's impact on learning and summarizes what the neurosequential model is. She shares her learning about the effects of childhood trauma - taking what we know about brain development (bottom to top, back to front) and how trauma interrupts the sequential development of the brain. Bruce Perry's model helps identify areas of strength and areas for improvement and gives specific methods of intervening. We'll also share our tweets of the week and give you this week's reading on our Chocolate Barometer. We hope you enjoy, please like & subscribe today!

- Traci & Tracey (and Natalee)

Resources
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Books
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Bruce Perry's Neurosequential Model https://www.neurosequential.com/
Bruce Perry's other books
(mentioned "Explosive Child" but written by Ross Greene not Perry https://drrossgreene.com/the-explosive-child.htm)
"Boy Who was Raised as a Dog" https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Raised-Psychiatrists-Notebook-What/dp/0465056539
"Born for Love" https://www.amazon.com/Born-Love-Empathy-Essential-Endangered/dp/0061656798/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BYIXPLI0U78G&keywords=born+for+love&qid=1646953499&s=books&sprefix=born+for+lov%2Cstripbooks%2C100&sr=1-1
"What happened to You?" written with Oprah https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-You-Understanding-Resilience/dp/1250223180/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1646953523&sr=1-1
Dan Siegel's model of the brain https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-You-Understanding-Resilience/dp/1250223180/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1646953523&sr=1-1
Nadine Burk Harris Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ovIJ3dsNk

Strategies for working with Behavior Problems
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Natalee shares strategies that are easy to implement and take only time in order to work on behavior modification with students.
Two-by-Ten https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/the-two-minute-relationship-builder
TUMS Laura Riffle (Touch, Use their name, Make eye contact, Smile)
https://www.edutopia.org/video/60-second-strategy-tums-door
Use rhythmic and repetitive actions - 60 seconds for 60 beats https://attachmentdisorderhealing.com/developmental-trauma-3/

Pandemic Mental Health
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Covid and remote learning have posed a challenge to teachers this year. Teachers across the country are experiencing the same problems. Students need help building peer relationships and negotiating typical issues of that. They need structure to learn to interact appropriately - modeling, role playing and direct teaching. To make a more permanent change, students need to practice a new behavior 20-30 repetitions to really learn.
AAA (Apology, Aha, Appreciation) Meetings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIel4r3uK9k

Video chapters
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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Natalee's Origin Story
02:48 - Neurosequential Model Training around Trauma
09:15 - Strategies for working with Behavior Problems
14:09 - Improving relationships with kids
16:25 - 60-60 Music patterns
18:15 - Pandemic Mental Health
25:50 - Chocolate Barometer: Natalee Jacobson
27:37 - Chocolate Barometer: Tracey Bean
28:19 - Chocolate Barometer: Traci Gile
28:48 - Tweet of the Week: Tracey Bean
30:10 - Tweet of the Week: Traci Gile
31:40 - Tweet of the Week: Natalee Jacobson
33:19 - Thanks, Like, and Subscribe