This workshop will introduce Fathers and Families of San Joaquin’s Trauma Recovery Center and their partnership with Stockton Unified School District and AmeriCorps to implement a comprehensive Transformative Healing Initiative in seven South Stockton schools. Participants will learn how the program is creating healthier school climates and reductions in student discipline while promoting student leadership and empowerment. This session will include an overview of the initiative and practical organizing strategies that provide the foundation for the partnership.

6. Seven school sites
3 Americorps service
members at reduced full
time & support from TRC
clinician

7. FFSJ HEALING SCHOOLS PROGRAM
● Provide culturally-rooted trauma informed care, wraparound services, and uses
restorative practices based on indigenous teachings to help students
experiencing recurrent trauma.
● Aims to reduce disciplinary incidents, decrease suspensions and improve social
emotional skills/academic engagement particularly with Tier 3 students

8. Xinachtli: Females Rights
of Passage Curriculum
El Joven Noble: Male Noble
Youth Rites of Passage
Curriculum
Cara y Corazon: Culturally
based family strengthening /
community mobilization
Expanding restorative practices in school (teachers / system trainings); providing mental health
counseling; implementing behavioral intervention plans; planning community engagement events;
youth leadership and advocacy development; in-class support; and maintaining the Care Room

9. • Direct services:
• Bilingual individual and group
therapy
• Support/Empowerment groups
• Case Management
• Crisis intervention/on the scene
response
• Grief/loss Counseling
• CalVCB paperwork assistance
• Trauma-informed Training
• Advocacy (local & state)
Stockton Trauma Recovery
Center

10. Xinachtli
Curriculum
16 week curriculum (once a week, 2 hours
each cohort of 10 students) based on indigenous
and culturally based rites of passage program the
provides a supportive process for young girls to
develop a positive identity, life skills and support
system.

13. El Joven Noble “The Noble Man”
El Joven Noble “The Noble Man” – 10 week
curriculum
(once a week, 2 hours each cohort of 10
students)focused on character development, healthy
masculinity, and teaching indigenous based culturally
rooted practices.
● Core Teachings
○ Conocimiento (Acknowledgement and Positive Cultural
Identity Development)
○ Entendimiento (Understanding of Sacred Purpose)
○ Integracion (Integration Bilingual/Bicultural Values)
○ Movimento (Movement - Safety, Security, and
Interconnected Trust)

14. A Noble Man Core Principles
● Is a Man of His Word
● Has a sense of responsibility for his own well being and that of others in
his circle
● Rejects any form of abuse (physical, emotional, mental or spiritual to
himself or others
● Takes time to reflect, pray, and include ceremony in his life
● Is sensitive and understanding
● Is like a mirror, reflecting support and clarity to one another
● Lives these values honestly, and with love

15. Cara y Corazon “Face and Heart”
12 week curriculum (2 hours, once a
week, 10 in each cohort) focused on
sacred parenting and facilitating healthy
relationships between parents and
children.
Cara y Corazon is a culturally based family
strengthening/community mobilization
program.

16. Cara Y Corazon (cont.)
• Parent and family component
• Crucial for the success of the youth
• Bridges the gap between parents and their children
• Encourages parents to:
– Create relationships with school administration and counselors
– Come to campus and check on their children
• The program assist parents in:
– Reinforcing the Joven Noble teachings at home
– Understanding how the school system works

17. Important Findings
The evaluation found that young men that participated in the program reported a
significant increase in measures of character development, less alcohol use
and decrease in aggressive behavior (Russel, 2014). In addition, Joven Noble
participants exhibited indicators of positive relationships with others. They noted
improvement in, “a relationship with a caring adult, relationships with family members,
participation in community activities, and more positive future orientation” (Russel,
2014). Overall, the feedback for the program itself was positive, with nearly 100%
agreed that they would recommend the program and felt they connected to other
participants (Applied Survey Research, 2017).