When the 5th International Symposium on Lasallian Research convenes on the Twin Cities Campus at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota on September 25th, 2016, northeastern researchers with specialties in criminal justice will present a keynote address. Camela M. Steinke, Ph.D,…
In early August, Richmond, VA experienced an influx of knowledgeable practitioners, community organizers, and researchers to explore the meaning of Trauma Informed Care for individuals, caregivers, and professionals. LaSalle Albany's David Wallace, now the agency's director of clinical services, joined panelists with…
In June 2016, Katie Lamanna, a staff writer for The Evangelist (newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany) came to LaSalle School to tour the campus and interview staff for a story focusing on what happens at LaSalle's facilities to…
On April 11th, Melissa T. Merrick, Ph.D from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA and Ms. Marjorie Sims, managing director of the Ascend Program at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. shared their observations during an interesting…
At the April 12th ACEs Symposium, Ms. McManus and Dr. Steinke will present on the nature of vicarious trauma on staff caregivers to 500 assembled in the University of Albany’s Performing Arts Center. Ms. McManus summed up the presentation’s objectives…
At LaSalle School, the simplicity of De La Salle’s mission and the difficulties experienced by children and families are continually woven together to develop the best possible intervention and treatment plans for successful futures and outcomes. Now underway are several…
On January 27, 2016, Bill Wolff, the executive director of Albany's LaSalle School and the President of the NYS Coalition of 853 Schools testified to the NYS Legislature's Joint Committees on Education Funding for increased funding for 853 Schools. Wolff…
On the agenda: Vicarious staff trauma, CDC perspectives, 2-generational approaches "To promote an environment where traumatized youth can thrive, staff caregivers must first 'put the oxygen mask on themselves' before they can 'save the youth,'" said Dina McManus, LaSalle's Associate…
3rd Change in Mind convening first of two directed by DC's FrameWorks Institute In January, the first of two Change in Mind (CIM) convenings directed by the FrameWorks Institute was held. Based in Washington, D.C., the FrameWorks Institute designs, conducts…
From November 3rd through 5th, the second convening of the 10 nonprofit human services organizations in the United States, and five non-governmental organizations in Alberta, Canada took place in Calgary, Alberta. Sites met to report on progress in their various agencies…