Children's Wellness and How We Can Help with Atura Jordan, MSW

In this episode, I sit down for a chat with my childhood friend, and now Licensed MSW, to talk about children's welfare and wellness.   Atura has her Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Social Work with an Emphasis in Trauma and Emergency Management, and is a Licensed MSW in the State of Georgia. She has also been trained in trauma and trauma treatment, Forensic Interviewing, and Positive Parenting.  Her experience includes Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS), Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), crisis shelters, girls’ group homes, and, currently, a Child Advocacy Center (CAC).  We cover many topics and questions including:  1. Questions about childhood trauma and widespread affects and treatment option.   2. Questions about what the public at large can do for children, what they need to know about abuse that is not common knowledge.   3. Questions about our systems understanding of children and trauma and parents.  4. Self care and balance in this field of work  Perhaps now more than ever, in the face of a global pandemic, we need to know the signs and also what help is available to children locally.  The statistics for increased abuse and trauma during this isolated time has increased drastically.  Atura shares many practical tips on how to start implementing positive parenting, what we as a public community can do to take action and offers resources for further education and assistance.  She recommends the following for additional reading: The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van der Kolk, The Glass Castle (book or movie), The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog by Bruce Perry Local resources for the state of Georgia include:  Child's Advocacy Centers of Georgia www.cacga.org  National Resources Include:  The National Child Traumatic Stress Network  www.nctsn.org  Childhelp - www.childhelp.org  If you or someone you know would like to be a guest on a future episode, please send an email to [email protected]  Or if you'd like to send a message into the show, you can also do that via email or by submitting a voice message.  Please like, share, follow and subscribe so we can continue to grow our wellness in our community together!