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In this Issue...
May/June 2013
What Professionals Need from Parents Professionals Need...............1 Piece of My Mind ................ 4 Hugs Memorial ................... 5 Normal Parents ................... 6 Volunteers Needed.............. 7 There’s an App For That ..... 8 ATN News ........................... 9 Book Review...................... 10 Professional Members ....... 11
The mission of the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN) is to: Promote healing of families through support, education and advocacy.
By Kelly Killian When we are seeking treatment for our children and we meet someone who is able to help, we tend to do a “verbal vomit” of information that we think the provider needs. However, we are not always giving them the most important information. How do we know what’s important to tell? Three professionals, experienced with traumatized children tell us the information they need in order to help our children. Nicole Fuglsang, M.A., L.P.C., N.C.C. is the Co-Founder and Director of Admissions & Business Development for CALO (Change Academy Lake of the Ozarks) Residential Treatment Center .
Dr. K is a Psychiatrist, whose full information is being withheld, not taking new patients Carol Lozier, MSW, is a clinical social worker in private practice in Louisville, Kentucky. Carol has over 20 years of experience counseling children and families, specializing in adoption and foster care issues. She’s an ATN Board member, author and can be found at www.forever-families.com. What information do you feel is crucial that parents provide to you when you first meet them? Nicole: Many of our initial interactions occur on the phone since we are a specialized facility and work with (Continued on page 2)