S2. Episode 3: Julie Kurtz - Trauma Responsive Practices - Pt 1.

Written By The WYECPLC

Part 1 of 3, Trauma Informed Teaching is continued in Season 2, Episode 4.

Julie Kurtz, national expert on trauma responsive and resilience building strategies, shares important evidence on the impact of trauma on young children’s development. She offers advice and tools for trauma informed teaching and creating trauma responsive classrooms. 

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About our guest

Julie Kurtz

Julie Kurtz is an author, national speaker and expert consulting and training internationally on trauma-responsive and resilience building strategies. She has over 30 years of experience working with youth, adults and families who have experienced trauma and toxic stress. Julie is the creator of the phone/tablet Application (APP) Trigger Stop: Sensory and Emotional Check-In designed specifically for children ages 3-8 years to promote sensory and emotional literacy and to support self-regulation. In 2011, she was named as one of the most 100 Influential Women of Silicon Valley by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. Julie has provided keynotes and training on trauma-responsive and resilience building and social-emotional for programs small to large across the nation. Julie is also a licensed marriage family therapist providing counseling in the Bay Area and throughout California.

Show Notes

Follow this link to learn more about the Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement Program at the University of Wyoming.
http://www.uwyo.edu/ste/certificates-endorsements/early-childhood-certificates/early-childhood-special-ed-endorsement.html

Julie Website: Center for Optimal Brain Integration®: 
​https://www.optimalbrainintegration.com/ 

Books Co-Authored by Julie Kurtz
https://www.optimalbrainintegration.com/books 

Free Resources for Julie to support Trauma-Informed Practice
https://www.optimalbrainintegration.com/freeresources 

Wyoming’s Coherent Path to Quality
​​​http://www.wyecplc.org/index.php/professional-learning-library/wyomings-coherent-path-quality 

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