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Heather Olson posted:
Brian Ward posted:

Hi Folks,

I work as a CBT based therapist in a high security prison in England.  I've just joined the ACE's network but have long promoted the ethos and science behind ACE's in treating mental distress and illness.  I'm currently preparing a 6 week ACE's educational module to be delivered to prisoners, and it occurs to me that other members may have some best practice or existing materials which could help me in this work?  I find that forensic populations particularly have a critical need for this understanding to make sense of their lives and actions!  Thanks,  Brian 

Hello!  I am a special education teacher in the adult male prison system in Minnesota in the US. I have done ACEs education with our offenders. I am willing to share my materials if you feel they would help you work. (send me an email at: heatherolson05@gmail.com) Also, my doctorate work in on the impact of trauma on teachers in correctional facilities. This is a much needed discussion in these settings - thanks for taking it on! :-)

Heather,

Thank you so much for taking the time to contact me and making this kind offer.  I've e-mailed you as you suggested, and hopefully you have received that message.  Anything you have around ACE's group intervention work would be most useful.  I've produced some workshops already with some inmates I work with around ACE's research and concepts and have found them to be very powerful tools to empower them to challenge the pathologizing of their past life experiences.

I wish you well in this most essential work you are doing!

Best wishes,

Brian 

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