Ben Curtiss

Ben Curtiss

Public High School Teacher

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Lessons Learned

• Working with children in a public-school setting exposes me to some of the worst parts of human behavior and it is heartbreaking, but showing up for children is always worth the ensuing pain.
• The biggest mitigating factor in helping children heal from trauma is the quality and amount of positive, supportive, attentive, and attuned relationships they have with caring adults.
• It’s not what you know, it’s how you are that makes a difference in helping people recover from trauma.

Resources Developed

• https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Mt2aoNM3mf7nT4h2tVMNt8y104P7XJJ… Student created lesson about the states in NME analogous to super heroes.

Suggested Resources

• Dr. Bruce Perry - NM Founder (https://www.neurosequential.com/ourteam )
• Ross Greene - Lost at School Livesinthebalance.org  ( https://livesinthebalance.org/connect/#get-in-touch )
• Dr. Amy Curtiss - School Psychologist ( [email protected] )

Collaborative Areas of Interest

• How to effectively implement district wide interventions of trauma informed practices. 
• How to design an effective and long-lasting NME intervention for a school.
• Being that pocket of innovation and staying the course when people around you don’t get it.