The Nurtured Heart Approach®

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The Lifespan Journey with NHA: Inner Wealth for All Ages; NHA in Early Childhood Feb 17, 2017

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Jana Bruhschwein Jana, a Certified Advanced NHA Trainer, has been an educator for over 25 years. She was an elementary teacher, a Head Start Program Director and is currently the director of St. John Christian Preschool where kids aren’t tolerated, they are celebrated. Jana lives in Horace ND with her husband and three children ages 17, 16, and 10. Leah Marcus Leah studied Studio Art, Art Therapy, and Counseling, and worked in community mental health in Ohio for 3 years before moving to Michigan to start a family. She experienced a tremendous paradigm shift upon learning about the Nurtured Heart Approach in late 2011. With the help of two CTIs (Syracuse 2012 and Norwich, UK 2013) and the 2013 Global Summit, the NHA infused her work as a therapist, her marriage, and her mothering with new meaning and vitality. In fact, she was pregnant with her now 3 year old son Avery during the Summit and the UK CTI, so her parenting was already Nurtured-Heart focused before it even began! She’s spent most of her time in the past few years as a primary daytime parent to Avery. Licensed as a counselor in both Ohio and Michigan, Leah recently became involved with the Washtenaw County Parent Coalition, committed to building resilience and connections among local families and area resources.

Igniting Greatness: Creating an NHA Greatness Practice Jan 20, 2017

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Josh Kuersten has over 20 years experience in special education as an aide, teacher and behaviorist. He says, "I have over 10,000 hours of focused experience specifically in the area of behavior, working with students, professionals, and my greatest teachers, my own children, teaching and maintaining pro-social behavior." He has been actively engaged in learning, using and training the Nurtured Heart Approach® for more then 5 years. At present, he works as a behaviorist in over 40 schools, working with all kids pre-K through age 22. He provides in home consulting on a small scale, working with families to implement NHA strategies in creative ways to achieve an environment that breeds success and celebrates the greatness in each family member.

The New Year: Replacing Resolutions with Intentions using NHA Dec 16, 2016

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Samantha Pierce Initially trained as a plant scientist Samantha Pierce's experiences as a mother inspired her to focus on autism, parenting, and education. She has worked with young adults with mental health issues and children with behavior challenges. Samantha weaves NHA into her work on autism, education advocacy, and parenting. She provides community training in to help transform the experiences of families and educators. Samantha lives in Syracuse, NY with her husband and five children affectionately known as The Horde. Anca Niculae Anca Niculae is a licensed marriage and family therapist in magnificent Fort Collins, Colorado. Her previous work experience includes working as a Head Start teacher and case worker, as well as a medical liaison in a residential treatment center with children 7-16 years of age. After receiving her graduate degree, she worked at the local community mental health center, first as a therapist in a behavioral modification program (using dirt bike riding time as a reward!) for children ages 10-18, and then as an addictions counselor for adults with co-occurring chronic mental health and addictions. She has also worked as part of a holistic treatment center, alongside experts in various fields, working together to support individuals and families from a multi disciplinary perspective. She is currently working in private practice, utilizing The Nurtured Heart Approach, Brainspotting, EMDR and mindfulness techniques in order to continue to provide a compassionate and supportive environment for all of her clients. Her daily intention is to fully experience and express gratitude.

NHA and Transition Age Youth Nov 25, 2016

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Howard Glasser and Stephanie Rule are our hosts for this timely conversation regarding transitioning youth and the homeless and how NHA can be life changing for these individuals. Join us as trainers, Quinn Donnay, Sarah Schutt and Nicole Semmens share their experiences with this segment of population. Quinn, is a Transitional Living Program Manager at New Day Youth & Family Services, a non-profit agency that aids young people ages 17-22 that are experiencing homelessness, have a lack of supports, and minimal protective factors in Albuquerque, NM. Quinn utilizes NHA in her supervision with staff as well as with the young people in care. Quinn pairs NHA with young people experiencing homelessness to relentlessly build inner wealth so that they are able to recognize their greatness and strengths to move forward onto a rich path of independence. Sarah, is first and foremost an involved and dedicated mother to 2 sensitive, caring, and vibrant children. she currently works as the Homeless Management Information System Administrator for the Housing and Homeless Coalition of Central New York, which acts as HUD Continuum of Care for Oswego, Cayuga, and Onondaga Counties. She was a Case Management Supervisor of Runaway and Homeless Youth Case Management Services, which served youth 16-24 who were homeless or housing vulnerable in Onondaga County. Nicole, has been an NHA Advanced Trainer since 2011. She is a mother of two incredibly joyous children and a former program director of 12 years working with transition-age homeless youth. She is currently working as the Event Assistant for Children’s Success Foundation in addition to working as an NHA Coach/Trainer passionately spreading the Nurtured Heart Approach to parents, teachers, and mental health professionals.

Good 2 Great 2 Transformation with the Nurtured Heart Approach Oct 21, 2016

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Howard Glasser, Creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach and Stephanie Rule, Certified Advanced Trainer share our time together this month with Heather Meyer and Toni Rose, Certified Advanced Trainers in this live podcast. Toni Rose,BS, is a Certified Nurtured Heart Approach Advanced Trainer as well as a Wraparound Facilitator at Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare. She has provided over 85 NHA trainings to parents, caregivers, volunteers and clinicians from all over the state of Indiana. She has 17 years of experience collaborating with Department of Child Services, Juvenile Justice, CASA and Head Start. She has also worked directly with mental health agencies, psychiatric hospitals and educators. Her passion is supporting children and families to build successful relationships not only in their homes but in their communities as well. Heather Meyer, owner of Dynamic Wisdom, LLC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Nurtured Heart Approach Trainer specializing in counseling and consulting services for individuals, families, and organizations in Indianapolis, Indiana. Heather has held a steadfast commitment to sparking a desire for change and blazing a trail of transformation for individuals experiencing significant behavioral and life challenges since 1993. Heather presents at conferences, company-wide workshops and to general audiences speaking on the topics of the Nurtured Heart Approach®, Functional Behavioral Assessments, and Positive Behavioral Support Plans. Heather's most recent work is creating individualized transformational practices with her clients born out her experimentation with using the NHA® to positively transform her experience with chronic health and pain challenges.

NHA in the Special Ed Classroom Sep 16, 2016

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Guests, Dana Kasowskii and Paula Reiders are both teachers in Special Ed classrooms in different states. They are seeing the fruits of change in their NHA classrooms. Our hosts for this podcast are Stephanie Rule and Veronica Coates. Veronica is a Special Education Local Planning Area (SELPA) Director for a rural county in Northern California and feels inspired and humbled to serve in a leadership position for students with special needs. Veronica is passionate about serving at-risk students and making the IEP process safe and positive for parents from the paperwork to the implementation. She has utilized the Nurtured Heart Approach since 2008 in every aspect of her personal and professional life. She has been an Advanced Trainer since 2013. Veronica is the proud mother of one son, Holden, and most of her free time is spent on the pool deck and traveling to her son's swim meets. She lives in Chico, California with Holden and her husband Jesse. Dana, a Certified Advanced NHA Trainer, is in her 13th year as a special education teacher in Wahpeton ND. She currently teaches students who receive special education services under the area of Emotional Disturbance. Building Inner Wealth in her students has become the focus of her classroom. Dana and her husband are raising their three children using NHA. In addition, she teaches NHA classes within her community and is the owner of Greatness Unleashed Consulting. Paula, a Certified NHA Trainer, is the mother to seven children, five who were born to me and two who were born in her heart. She also has eight grandchildren. Her work, her passion, is Special Education. Currently, she is teaching in a Primary Special Day NHA classroom. Becoming a NHA Trainer has been a beautiful journey of transformation.

NHA & Play Therapy Aug 19, 2016

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Our hosts, Howard Glasser, creator of the Nurtured Heart Aproach and Stephanie Rule, School Counselor and Mom welcome guests Shirley Faleer and Lyla Tyler to this month's podcast. Shirley is in a solo private practice, Heartbound Counseling. She lives with her husband, Rob and Gracie, her Yorkie-Poo, who assists her in her counseling practice in Mt. Pleasant Michigan. Shirley has been working as a counselor and play therapist for 20 years. A NHA Certified Advanced Trainer since 2013, she has been growing in and using the NHA as a part of her self-care and personal transformation, in her counseling practice and in her family as a parent of two and as a grandparent with her four brilliantly intense grandchildren. She has completed extensive training in Sandtray-Worldplay with Gisela DeDomenico, PhD and is a level 2 practitioner of the Body-Brain Approach to Sandtray Play Therapy presented and created by NHA Certified Trainer, Rita Grayson, LCSW, RPT-S. Integrating these experiential tools with the Nurtured Heart Approach has been powerful and effective with clients of all ages. Lyla is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Play Therapy Supervisor and also an Advanced Trainer for the Nurtured Heart Approach®. Lyla specializes in treating children, teens and families at her midtown Sacramento, California private practice. She was a Program Manager for two large Residential Treatment centers in Sacramento and also facilitated groups for Sutter Medical Foundation through the Children’s Bereavement Art Group. She is also trained in Experiential Play Therapy, Art Therapy, EMDR, Theraplay®, and the Trauma Resiliency Model®. For the past 30 years Lyla has provided training throughout California and Internationally

No More Bullies! Jul 15, 2016

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We are excited to have Jamie Gregory and Sarah How as hosts. Our guests, Tanya Fraizer and Matt Steinborn will round out this important conversation for our July 15, 2016 podcast. No More Bullies! will be our topic for July. Full bios can be found at http://childrenssuccessfoundation.com/nha-podcast We know this will be a conversation you won't want to miss and the beginning of more to come at work, school and in your homes. For additional details regarding podcasts now and in the future, register for a monthly update here. All podcasts are recorded and archived for on-demand listening. Please feel free to browse the archives below.

Celebrating Dads around the World - Parenting with NHA Jun 17, 2016

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Join our hosts, Howard Glasser, Creator of the Nurtured Heart Approach and Stephanie Rule, NHA Advanced Trainer and Mom in this engaging podcast with dads, Shane Mosley and Neils Wright! We promise you won't be disappointed as this amazing group shares stories of life with an NHA Dad in their homes and out and about. NHA infueses in every aspect of their lives and with their children. We are excited to have Stephanie Rule join us as Howard’s co-host this month. Stephanie is a former school counselor with a master’s degree in counseling. She has chosen to be a stay-at-home mom of her two children. She is an Advanced Trainer in the Nurtured Heart Approach and raises her own children using NHA. She teaches NHA classes in her community and is also the Director of the STAR program for the Children’s Success Foundation. Stephanie lives in Northern California with her husband and children Shane Mosley, lives in Phoenix with his wife and six children. He is a Certified Advanced Trainer in the Nurtured Heart Approach and has dedicated himself to sharing its incredibly simple and life changing tools whenever possible. Neils Wright is an Education Specialist. NHA Advanced Trainer, first CTI January 2012. I am in my seventh year as a teacher of students with Emotional and Behavioral Disturbance. I am a father and I get to "dad" in happier, healthier and richer way because of NHA. Full bio's of our guests and hosts are available here.

NHA in NJ - Building Momentum Mar 18, 2016

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Frank Picone and Tim Hunt are part of the momentum in moving the Nurtured Heart Approach® forward in the state of New Jersey. Catherine Stafford, our host for this month's podcast guides this conversation about the $12million SAMHSA grant awarded to the state of New Jersey to roll out the Nurtured Heart Approach to assist with mental health services for youth with complex behavioral health challenges at the state level. This podcast airs during the culminating hours of the first of several Certificiation Training Intensives specific to the implementation of the grant in New Jersey.. Fraink Picone: Frank Picone earned his Masters of Social Work from the School of Social Work at Rutgers University. Mr. Picone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Advanced Trainer for the Nurtured Heart Approach as well as a certified School Social Worker For the past 30 years, For the past 20 years as Founder and Director of “Positive Culture Change” he has provided clinical and staff development consultation and training to juvenile justice facilities, residential treatment programs and school systems throughout the country focusing on work with youth who have experienced trauma and dealing with behavioral and mental health challenges. Mr. Picone is also an instructor for the Rutgers College and is currently working with them on a 4 year 12 million dollar grant from SAMHSA aimed at adopting a trauma informed approach in New Jersey’s Children’s System of Care. A major part of this grant is training all staff in the Nurtured Heart Approach. For more information please visit www.positiveculturechange.com. Bio for Tim Hunt to follow shortly.

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