The Places We’ve Been
Training a school district down in Austin, Texas.
Training a school district up in Edmonton, Canada.
The fairy “Dog-mother” (Charlie) is resting after a full day of therapy sessions.
A friendly animal-assisted co-worker.
Visiting a school in Columbus, Ohio, who actively work with animals in the school setting.
Training a group of teachers from around the world up in Banff, Canada.
First ever international presentation.
Some light reading to prepare for teaching a trauma course at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work.
Taking notes at the 3rd NM Symposium.
Listening to the great Temple Grandin at the Animals on the Mind Conference.
Getting ready to be a guest speaker at my alma mater in Waverly, Iowa.
Halloween with the preschoolers.
Giving at Keynote presentation to Catholic Charities Preschool staff.
A sweet “goodbye” letter from one of Charlie’s friends.
Visiting a school in New York that work with animals in their school and therapeutic settings.
Giving a keynote presentation to the Gunnison School District.
A “thanksgiving” note to Charlie.
Wrapping up three regional trainings for the Colorado Department of Education in Golden, Colorado.
Teaching preschoolers about the culture of Chile.
Not a bad classroom, if you ask me.
Helped design a co-regulation room with an architechtual firm for a school in Denver.
Helped design a co-regulation room with an architechtual firm for a school in Denver.
First publication in a book!
Consulting with a school in South Africa.
Recorded a podcast episode with Teach for America Colorado.
Made it back to the Midwest to train a school district in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with Dr. Perry and the ChildTrauma Academy.
Interviewing my mother, a college professor of nursing for 30+ years, about the keys of teaching for a podcast.
Trained a wonderful group of educators in Peoria, Illinois, with the ChildTrauma Academy.
Doing a 16 hour course for a Denver Public Schools District school to get them up and running for the new year.