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DCF Series 5 of 6 bell hooks Engaged Pedagogy as Trauma-Informed Practice Mar 31, 2026

 

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Engaged Pedagogy as Trauma-Informed Practice

Author's Note: bell hooks styled her name entirely in lowercase as a deliberate political and artist

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DCF Series 4 of 6 Maria Montessori Self-Directed Learning and Autonomic Safety Mar 24, 2026

 

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Maria Montessori

Self-Directed Learning and Autonomic Safety

Maria Montessori was trained as a physician, not an educator. Her entry into

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DCF Series 3 of 6: Lev Vygotsky The Zone of Proximal Development Mar 17, 2026

 

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The Zone of Proximal Development as a Window into Nervous System Co-Regulation

Lev Vygotsky died of tuberculosis in 1934, at

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DCF Series 2 of 6: John Dewey: Experience, Democracy, and the Regulated Learner Mar 10, 2026

 

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John Dewey: Experience, Democracy, and the Regulated Learner

For Dewey, experience was not the warm-up before learning began. Experience was the medium of learning itself.

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DCF Series 1 of 6: Paulo Freire: The Banking Model and the Trauma of Being Taught At Mar 03, 2026

 

 

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Paulo Freire: The Banking Model and the Trauma of Being Taught At

Freire named as a political problem what neuroscience has since confirmed as a biological one.

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Introducing the Developmental Consultation Framework (DCF): A Vygotskian Model for Rubric-Anchored, Scaffolded Clinical Consultation
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Introducing the Developmental Consultation Framework (DCF): A Vygotskian Model for Rubric-Anchored, Scaffolded Clinical Consultation Feb 26, 2026

 

 

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Introducing the Developmental Consultation Framework (DCF)

A Vygotskian model for rubric-anchored, scaffolded clinical consultation — and why the missing ingredient

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The Story Behind Kathy on the Couch and the Gap That Started Everything Feb 18, 2026

 

The Story Behind Kathy on the Couch and the Gap That Started Everything

By Kathy Couch, LCSW, FT

Fellow Thanatologist | EMDR Consultant | Clinical Traumatologist

Published: February 2026

 

I need to tell you the honest story of how Kathy on the Couch came to be. Not the polished version. The...

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Cognitive Interweaves Oct 23, 2025

Introduction

Cognitive Interweaves are a vital tool in the EMDR therapist’s toolbox. If you’re an EMDR therapist or training to become one, understanding cognitive interweaves is essential for helping clients move past stuck points in trauma processing. In this EMDR 101 blog post, we’ll break down ...

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