Two Backpacks: Learning Their Story and Building Relationships with a Trauma Informed Perspective

Childhood trauma is an urgent issue with a profound effect on learning and living. In this book, Dr. Brown successfully addresses the needs of all young people and adults alike, by sharing the importance of dealing with the issues in your backpacks before they deal with your success and happiness. Two Backpacks increases one’s sense of self, grows social intelligence, and promotes individuals’ capacities to work collaboratively to positively make a difference in the lives of others. Upon completion, readers will be encouraged to see the toxic stress beneath the surface and "teach and reach" from a trauma-informed perspective and begin to create alliances and teams who develop a climate for learning where ALL experience success.