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Shenandoah Chefalo
Dec 13, 20226 min read
9 Reasons Why Your Work Team Shouldn’t Be a Family
We’ve all heard it: “our team is a family.” Organizations across every industry use this language. From non-profits to corporate teams,...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Dec 1, 20223 min read
November 2022 Trauma-Informed Newsletter
Download this newsletter as a printable PDF: Monthly Reflections November is over, and there is a lot to be grateful for. There were also...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Nov 15, 20224 min read
The Intersection of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)
Trauma-informed care is like an umbrella that encompasses the social determinants of health, social-emotional learning, and actionable...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Nov 1, 20225 min read
The Complete Guide to Trauma-Informed Values
In the trauma-informed care space, we often reference trauma-informed values. While we can refer to values within the TIC space broadly,...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 26, 20225 min read
7 Types of Organizational Structures
Organizational restructuring is often on the table when companies decide they need transformational change. And when organizations take...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 11, 20227 min read
10 Things You Didn’t Know Were Trauma Responses
Recognizing trauma responses is an important skill for trauma-informed leaders to learn—and knowing these common trauma responses is a...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 4, 20226 min read
9 Things That Happen When Employees Feel Safe at Work
If you asked me what the single most important aspect of trauma-informed implementation is, I’d say it’s much more complex than that. But...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 20, 20228 min read
How to Apologize: Advice from a Trauma-Informed Expert
If you’re familiar with the trauma-informed space, you know that we often talk about the experience of feeling seen, heard, and valued....
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 13, 20225 min read
8 Simple Ways to Create Safety at Work
Establishing safety at work is one of the most important aspects of creating a trauma-informed workplace, but creating safety is easier...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 6, 20223 min read
What Does Trauma-Informed Leadership Look Like in Practice?
Trauma-informed leadership is crucial if you want to accomplish trauma-informed change in your organization. Here’s some expert advice on...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 31, 20226 min read
August 2022 Trauma-Informed Newsletter
Download this newsletter as a printable PDF: Monthly Reflections As the end of summer approached, many of us prepared for the incoming...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 30, 20225 min read
How to Use Ritualization as an Accountability Tool When Practicing TIC
When we discuss implementing trauma-informed change, the conversation largely surrounds how we live trauma-informed values. How does our...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 23, 20228 min read
9 Ways to Embody Trauma-Informed Values
Throughout our last several blogs, we’ve explored the broader themes of how to accomplish trauma-informed cultural change. We’ve also...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 16, 20226 min read
7 Tips to Create Cultural Change at Work through a Trauma-Informed Lens
If you take a look at history, it’s obvious that cultural change happens slowly. Many of the changes we experience hardly feel like...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 8, 20224 min read
Paradigm Shifts to Change Toxic Workplaces: How Shifting Perspectives Impacts Company Culture
There is a common trend where organizations acknowledge that we need change. They see the value in DEI work, and they genuinely want to...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jul 5, 20224 min read
How to Create an Organizational Safety Plan
Safety plans serve as a great resource for individuals to practice healthy coping skills and develop a sense of safety and security that...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jun 21, 20222 min read
Trauma-Informed Leadership and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Last week I spent 3 days with a room full of exhausted yet engaged teachers, who were eager to learn about trauma and not only how it...
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