About
I have always provided for children and people who struggle. I created a summer camp for students whose conditions and behavior precluded them from more traditional camps. I also served in many capacities in both twelve-step recovery groups, as well as for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse. I have maintained decades of sobriety and abstinence from drugs. I have presented at conferences, appeared as a guest on the local news and spoken at in-patient recovery centers and hospitals.
There’s more than one kind of schooling. Watching my family members hope, struggle and die taught me extreme empathy for others who suffer. Though my survival brought life-lessons, I benefited from formal training as well. I hold a Master’s in Education and Social Justice and earned two special education teaching credentials. As part of my training, I studied infant brain development and human personality at WestEd’s Center for Child and Family Studies. I have worked with families who are coping with multiple disabilities, including trauma related mental health issues.
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