Hector's Story

In 9th grade I had a vague idea of what high school credits were and I familiarized myself with the education system of America. Later, in 12th grade I realized that had I chosen to take some challenging classes such as Honors or AP classes earlier in high school, my GPA would have increased. But now I feel so proud of myself because I have achieved so many things in just few years. I became fluent in English, adopted the American environment as my own, and not only that I became accomplished in my studies too. I got my RDA (Registered Dental Assistant) license just at the age of 16 in my junior year of high school, I interned at a dental office for a research Capstone project which I presented at the end of my high school. I graduated in the distinguished Honor Roll. I was also in top 3% of my graduating class, and I ranked 17 out of 546 students. Finally in my senior year, I was offered admission into Lone Star’s Honors College and was awarded the Lone Star College- North Harris Chancellor’s Fellow Scholarship. There is a lot to expect in this upcoming year. I will be graduating with Associates of Science Honors Degree by the end of 2016 school year. I will be traveling to Italy in spring break for a research project, and will have atleast 12 credits hours of international studies. In this brief journey I achieved a lot and hope to achieve

James is not doing well in school; he has a poor attitude towards school and exhibits angry outbursts for no known reason. Sometimes he will attend school with bruises on his body; this has been happening since he entered the school system. When a teacher questions James about the bruises, he responds back with no emotions. “In the Traumatic System Therapy treatment has explicitly addresses these two core domains. The social environment (e.g., family, school, peer group, neighborhood) ordinarily has a core function of helping a child to contain emotions and behavior” (Saxe, Ellis and Brown, 2016). These failures have three probable causes: (1) The child has not yet accessed the system of care, (2) The child is falling

Besides graduating from college, being accepted into the Counseling program at NOVA Southeastern University was the greatest day of my life. I was on my way to a much greater success by working on my Master. Paying for college out of pocket was a struggle, but I understand that success comes with great sacrifices. However, I wouldn’t really call paying out of pocket for school a sacrifice, but rather an investment in my future and my family. My first semester went marvelous. I was motivated and enthusiastic about the courses. I must admit graduate school is much harder than I imagine, but I manage to make time for studying and ended making A’s in both of my classes, which I didn’t expect less than that. When the summer semester I arrived, I was as excited and motivated as my very first semester, aiming to make nothing less than an A grades. However, unexpectedly my world seemed to have turned upside down in a matter of time. My mother and I decided to take a week to go

Transition: Let’s examine the aftermath of trauma on a child and how it affects their present lives and future development.

During grade school, I won many academic awards and was also a member of the academic bowl team. At the graduation ceremony in 8th grade, I received the R. Dean Truesdale award, which recognized students who scored highly academically and exemplified outstanding integrity. While taking the high school placement test, I scored highly and received a scholarship to attend Ursuline. During freshman year, I had a GPA of 4.37, and during my sophomore year, I had a GPA of 4.40. I am committed to improving myself academically, and my past academic accomplishments showcase this.

I grew up on a farm about 3 hours north of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. I grew up as the oldest of 9 children, making our house a very busy place. It is there that I attended school at Menahga Public Schools, about 15 miles from our home. I graduated with about 45 students in 2014. I attended Minnesota State Community and Technical College as a Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) student for my Junior and Senior Year, attaining an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts, also in May of 2014. In the Fall of 2014, I attended the University of North Dakota (UND), looking to attain my Bachelors of Science. I attended UND for three years, graduating this spring with my Bachelors of Science. During my life I have held a variety of jobs, ranging from farmhand to

In The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog author Bruce Perry demonstrates how understanding the brain’s inner workings and development can help bring traumatized children from heartbreak to hope, while always balancing that hope with caution. In his book Perry illustrates how empathy is vital to healthy child development. There has been a decrease in the amount of healthy adults involved in a child’s life than in decades before. Families are smaller, teacher to pupil ratio has increased, and so the number of human-to-human interactions where children are being taught and nurtured has suffered. If you are an adult who is involved with children in your daily life, parent, teacher, law enforcement, etc., and you know that a child has been exposed to something that is potentially traumatic the first thing you should be aware of is that not all traumatic events automatically lead to disastrous mental health outcomes. In fact the majority do well, but for these successful outcomes they do need your attention, support, and awareness. What makes children get better following a trauma is connection with other human beings. Connections to people who are kind, patient, present, but not necessarily psychologically insightful, is at the core of a successful therapeutic relationship.

During my career at SUNY Orange, I have grown by leaps and bounds. I have mastered my short comings, earned a 3.5 GPA, made the Dean’s list three semesters and running, earned the Peter Albergani Inspirational Scholarship, and I was selected to attend the Exploring Transfer Program at Vassar College. SUNY Orange has opened many doors for me, doors I did not even know existed. I was not sure that I wanted to attempt to get my Bachelor’s degree, seeing as just getting my Associates degree was more than I ever imagined I would accomplish. That all changed when I was given the opportunity to experience what it would be like to attempt learning at a four year institution.

Throughout one's lifetime there are a variety of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) which can impact a student's social emotional perspectives. These events can affect a student's mental wellbeing and thus could impact the individuals' perspectives in the classroom. PTEs may include car accidents, witnessing a death, and family violence, all of which may lead to increases in stress (Grasso, Ford, & Briggs-Gowan, 2012). Additionally, for some individuals, athletic injuries may be a PTE (Michell, Evans, Rees, & Hardy, 2014). Often PTEs can lead to an increase in stress and could lead to psychological concerns such as depression or anxiety for students. Specifically, Galatzer-Levy, Burton, and Bonanno (2012) indicate coping from PTEs

It has become very clear that a great deal of efforts has focused on providing interventions for children who experience trauma and homelessness. There is one profound factor that can benefit children with high ACE scores now. That factor is a positive relationship between the student and teacher. A hurting child, or any child, thrives on the stability, reliability, predictability of a caring teacher. However, the reality of large class sizes, high-stakes testing, and limited resources prohibit the most committed teacher from providing the necessary emotional support. In spite of the challenges, or perhaps because of them, teachers, schools, communities are still finding paths to healing. Due to Adverse childhood experiences (ACE), children

The authors of the book are Perry and Szalavitz, a psychiatrist and a journalist respectively. The short stories covered in this book or rather a child psychiatrist notebook explains various clinical cases that Perry handles. The authors meant to show how traumatized children can be treated and the lesson drawn from understanding their loss, the contribution of love and the healing process as shown in (Perry & Szalavitz, 2006). Perry presents his case studies with an impression of early intervention as a breakthrough in helping traumatized children. But also provided strategies to assist in handling the later stages of the trauma. The book is both resourceful for professional and layman use in addressing trauma cases. Nurturing

There is always on campus support among peers and faculty members who are always willing to cooperate with me when I request their assistance. This close-knit type of relationship keeps me interested in continuing being a part of it. Hence, it is imperative to take advantage of such invaluable human and physical resources. Additionally, I have participated in activities throughout the city and out-of-state thanks to the sponsorship of CUNY. Similarly, at Hunter College, I expect to be exposed to extensive projects and events tailored to robust my professionalism, which means being the youngest of the family, I will be the first to pursue graduate studies: a figment turns into

Although it appears counter-intuitive research suggest as soon as practicable children should return to their regular daily routine, this includes attendance at school. It is acknowledged however that as the trauma experienced by the students will be unique, the learning experiences should also be adjusted (Australian National University, 2010).

According to Charlotte Higgins, the Iliad “tells us… about the atrocities and indiscriminate slaughter; about war’s peculiar mercilessness to women and children.” This is explored in the tale of Skamandrios, AKA Astyanax.

Hector and the Search for Happiness Hector and the Search for Happiness is a motivational film. It is based on the novel Le Voyage d’Hector ou La Recherche du Bonheur written by Francois Lelord and published by Editions Odile Jacob. The film is directed by Peter Chelsom and was released in 2014. Producers of the film are Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, and Christian Angermayer .This film is produced by Judy Tossell and Klaus Dohle, Christine Haebarler, and Trish Dolman. It is produced with the participation of Telefilm Canapa and the support of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenborg GMGH, German Federal Film Board (FFA) and German Federal Film Fund (DFFF). The Screenplay is made by Maria Von Heland and Tinker Linsay. This film is edited by Claus Wehlisch.