"To teach in a manner that respects and cares for the souls of our students is essential if we are to provide the necessary conditions where learning can most deeply and intimately begin."
- bell hooks
Organization: Santa Clara County KAFPA
Audience: Foster & Adoptive Parents
Emotional Regulation for Kids & Teens
Organization: West Valley College
Audience: College Staff & Faculty
Trauma-Informed Learning
Organization: Hospice of Santa Cruz County
Audience: Teen Students
Living with Grief
Organization: SJSU School of Social Work
Audience: Supervisors of Associate Social Workers
Self Care for Service Providers
Organization: Luma Yoga, 1440 Multiversity, West Valley College, Santa Cruz Warriors, Title IVE Collaborative, various elementary schools
Audience: Varied
Yoga &
Meditation
Organization: Title IVE Collaborative
Audience: Employees of SCC Social Service Agencies
Trauma-Informed Self Care
I am happy to provide one-time or recurring talks/classes. Here is just a selection of talks and classes I have provided:
What I teach
I use a variety of teaching skills such as engaged speaking, small/large group discussion, interactive visual slides/graphics, live ‘experiments’ or practices to put concepts to use in the here-and-now, Q&A, and other creative ways to keep folks curious and engaged in the material. I also love to provide as many resources as possible, which includes a link to my slide deck if applicable.
I have adapted classes//talks for both in-person and virtual delivery. I love what I teach. And I rarely teach the same thing exactly twice!
