Good Morning Emily, I assumed that you are well informed about the best resources and I believe that these well respected professionals are in the best position to influence education policy on the local, state and federal levels and that your case may be the issue that could bring this issue to the attention of the public as well as those who make our laws and policies. And there are powerful interests opposing this level of consciousness.
Perhaps the behaviorists are "projecting." ABA and CBT are preferred in medical systems because they are "evidence-based" and are compatible with the top down model of doctor as expert who prescribes drugs or surgery. Dan Siegel would say that the success of any therapy depends to a great extent on the quality of the human relationship and we know that ACES science provides a no blame, no shame model of empowerment that opens the door for a more conscious and loving relationship for us all. Powerful Pharmaceutical interests support the old model and we are on the brink of a breakthrough in alternative medicine, mindfulness and higher consciousness--and God knows we need it. I believe that Bruce Perry would be your best bet. He is one of the founders of the Napa Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship that I recently completed. He is very personable and outspoken. Dr. Claudia Gold is a pediatrician from the U-Mass program--check out her books. And check out Birth Psychology "APPPAH" that has been acknowledging consciousness, and the body, soul and spirit for the past 50 years. And see Dr. Christina Bethell, a public health advocate from Johns Hopkins, who may be of help too. She has a great powerpoint in support of an ACES informed care and I am currently working with a pediatrician and psychiatrist at a major medical center in California to apply the principles in a project that we are calling "Building Resilient Families."
And I love that quote by Fred Rogers. ( a one minute video clip at www.rottentomatoes.com/Won'tyoubemyneighbor?
Bless you in your work and stay strong and let's keep in touch.