Trauma-Informed & Disability Ministry Creating Safe, Inclusive Spaces
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✨ Boundless Hope Book Club or Training – Your Choice! ✨
Church should be a place for EVERY child to belong and grow, regardless of their background, behavior, or unique needs. By utilizing insights from the Boundless Hope Book, you can equip teams in your organization or children's ministry with trauma-informed care practices that effectively support every child's unique needs, including support for children who are neurodivergent and resources for disability ministry. Together, we can help every child reach their full potential.
About Me
I'm the mom of 5, grandma of 11. For the past several decades, I’ve led children’s and student ministries in the local church while also leading initiatives around adoption and foster care. Sixteen of those years were at Crossroads, one of the largest and fastest growing churches in the country (according to Outreach Magazine) with sites in Kentucky and Ohio. I also served as Director of Training and Development at a Cincinnati nonprofit serving multi-system involved youth. I've helped train thousands of children's ministry staff, educators, parents and nonprofit staff on engaging neurodivergent kids/teens and trauma informed care.
As an adoptive mom and advocate for kids and teens who are neurodivergent or have disabilities, my passion is creating safe, welcoming and fun environments for all kids—regardless of their background, behavior or unique needs and abilities—so they can better experience God and grow in their faith. Church should be a safe and fun place for EVERY KID/TEEN. Through speaking, writing and coaching I work with parents, church leaders and organizations to equip volunteer and staff teams, strengthen families and support parents.
When we know better we do better, so together let's come together to learn new techniques and strategies to respond to challenging behavior, help kids grow and heal and in the process we'll grow and heal too.
Credentials include:
- Masters in Business Administration
- Masters in Family Ministry
- TBRI® (Trust-Based Relational Intervention) Practitioner
- Trauma Free World Affiliate Trainer
- Decades leading kids and student ministry