This bonus September episode is a discussion with Jasmine Garland-McKinney and Saron Fantahun, both Counseling and Educational Development doctoral students at UNC-Greensboro, and also both former school counselors. This episode covers thoughts on the pandemic's impact on parents, educators, and students, and how raced-based trauma  and adverse childhood experiences can be noticed and understood in schools. As Saron so hopefully said, we have this opportunity to be creative like never before. This conversation was a great start.

Some of the resources mentioned in this episode:
Books:

• The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake - for ages 12-14 • This book is about Maleeka, who suffers from bullying about her homemade clothes, good grades, and her dark, black skin. When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka is surprised by her attitude. Miss Saunders loves the skin she's in. Can Maleeka learn to do the same?
  
  
• Coaching for Equity by Elena Aguilar This book is perfect for teachers, teacher leaders, coaches and administrators, Coaching for Equity offers extensive strategies for talking about race, power, and systems of oppression.
  
  
• B is for Breathe by Dr. Melissa Boyd • From the letter A to the letter Z, this book celebrates the many ways children can express their feelings and develop coping skills at an early age. Fun, cute, and exciting illustrations shows kids diverse in ability status and race - teaching simple ways to cope with fussy and frustrating emotions. 
  
  
• The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris. Read more about ACES - Adverse Childhood Experiences and healing their long-term affects.

Contact Information:

• Jasmine Garland-McKinney •  jlgarlandmc@uncg.edu
• Saron Fantahun • s_fantahun@uncg.edu