{"id":1672,"date":"2019-07-17T16:48:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2025-02-07T12:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:03:03","slug":"the-compassionate-champion-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2019\/07\/17\/the-compassionate-champion-award\/","title":{"rendered":"The Compassionate Champion Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1672_63628a-f5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1672_63628a-f5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1672_63628a-f5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1672_63628a-f5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1672_63628a-f5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1672_63628a-f5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1672_63628a-f5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1672_63628a-f5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1672_63628a-f5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1672_63628a-f5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1672_63628a-f5 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1672_ec5b55-c9\">Dr. Debra Berke and Dr. Rebecca Ghabour of the University\u2019s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Psychology Department received the Compassionate Champion Award in May for helping to develop Delaware as a trauma-informed state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized wp-image-6961 size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/02_news_compassionatechamp_body.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6961\" style=\"width:350px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Dr. Debra Berke and Dr. Rebecca Ghabour<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Debra Berke and Dr. Rebecca Ghabour of the University\u2019s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Psychology Department received the Compassionate Champion Award in May for helping to develop Delaware as a trauma-informed state. Winning in the education category, the college was honored for training three divisions of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services in&nbsp;trauma-informed approaches.&nbsp;They received the award at a luncheon at Woodburn, the Governor\u2019s mansion in Dover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trauma-informed work is critically important to many populations and WilmU has become a champion in the field. Faculty and students in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences are giving social services staffers the tools and techniques they need to help clients through trauma-informed training workforce development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past two years, they have worked at nonprofit agencies, state agencies, community centers, early childhood centers and private schools, says Dr. Berke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a trauma-informed approach, the perspective is shifted. The question is not \u201cWhat is wrong with you?\u201d Rather, it\u2019s \u201cWhat happened to you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBrain science is now showing that significant developments in early childhood have an impact on our thought processes, how we manage our emotions and interact in our lives,\u201d Dr. Berke says. \u201cFor example, if we know what events led to a person becoming homeless, we are better equipped to help them make positive changes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training also emphasizes self-care for staff members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t take care of yourself, it is difficult to take care of others,\u201d Dr. Berke says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In keeping with Wilmington University\u2019s commitment to making a difference in the community, the college works collaboratively with other groups. That includes a partnership with Children and Families First, a resource for kids and parents facing adversity. The college also offers on-site training at WilmU and a Trauma-Informed Approaches certificate for undergraduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople are hungry for this kind of training,\u201d Dr. Berke says. \u201cThey go away excited and energized.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Debra Berke and Dr. Rebecca Ghabour of the University\u2019s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Psychology Department received the Compassionate Champion Award in May&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,135],"tags":[645],"class_list":["post-1672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","category-magazine","tag-magazine-summer-2019"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":2,"label":"ACADEMIC NEWS"},{"value":135,"label":"MAGAZINE"}],"post_tag":[{"value":645,"label":"Magazine Summer 2019"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/02_news_compassionatechamp_body-593x480.jpg",593,480,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Eric Mumford","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/author\/eric\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":2,"name":"ACADEMIC NEWS","slug":"academic-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":559,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":460,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":2,"category_count":460,"category_description":"","cat_name":"ACADEMIC NEWS","category_nicename":"academic-news","category_parent":0},{"term_id":135,"name":"MAGAZINE","slug":"magazine","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":692,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":431,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":135,"category_count":431,"category_description":"","cat_name":"MAGAZINE","category_nicename":"magazine","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":645,"name":"Magazine Summer 2019","slug":"magazine-summer-2019","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1202,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":24,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1672"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15122,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672\/revisions\/15122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}