Wediko continues to integrate and augment our clinical approaches to treat complex trauma and build trauma sensitive communities. In Boston, Wediko is looking to expand our successful pilot of trauma-informed play therapy (a model known as Flexibly Sequential Play Therapy or FSPT) and experience with the Massachusetts Child Trauma Project. Early this fall, prior to... Read more
For every rabbit out of a hat or dove in a box; for every handkerchief pulled from a sleeve, every mind-reading séance; for every miraculous escape and befuddling disappearing act. For all the wonders experienced as Magic, there are the hands that wave the wand; that pull open the trap door, and subtly tug on... Read more
“At what cost do we expect adolescents to think and act like adults before they have actually developed those capacities?” Dr. Gleason’s TedX talk is anchored in evidence gleaned from neuroimaging and associated brain development. He asks viewers to consider the cost of over-scheduling, overworking, and overwhelming students. Dr. David Gleason started as an intern in the... Read more
"For the first time in a long time I feel like maybe I understand my son a little better. I am excited to try some new things. I always guessed that trying to "force" my son to comply was not going to work, but I didn't really understand what else could be done." This summer, the... Read more
If you are on any social media platforms, you have likely already been bombarded by the dramas of the day; Dani Mathers is being investigated by police for a body-shaming snapchat, Kim Kardashian posted a video of Taylor Swift talking to Kanye West, and responses are coming out of the woodwork from multiple celebrities. As Wediko’s... Read more
Dear Wediko Community: There is a rhythm to crisis communications after tragedy, the public relations of grief. Organizations and political figures follow an unwritten rule of issuing statements in response to devastation. Some statements are poignant. Others vacillate among being trite, speculative, confrontational, and self serving. Nonetheless, relevance rules require comment in “real time.”... Read more