Authors: Bruce Perry, MD, PhD & Maia Szalavitz

Book Summary

In the classic Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry tells their stories of trauma and transformation and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope. Deftly combining unforgettable case histories with his own compassionate, insightful strategies for rehabilitation, Perry explains what happens to children’s brains when they are exposed to extreme stress—and reveals the unexpected measures that can be taken to ease such pain and help them grow into healthy adults. Only when we understand the science of the mind and the power of love and nurturing can we hope to heal the spirit of even the most wounded child.

Author Biographies

Dr. Perry is the Principal of the Neurosequential Network, Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy and a Professor (Adjunct) in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and the School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
This abbreviated biography is taken from Dr. Perry’s Website: https://www.bdperry.com/about

Maia Szalavitz is and neuroscience journalist who covers drugs, addiction, and public policy. She is the author, most recently, of Undoing Drugs: e Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction, which is the first history of the movement aimed at focusing drug policy on minimizing harms, not highs. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and has written for numerous other publications including TIME, Wired, Elle, the Nation and Scientific American.

This abbreviated biography is taken from Maia’s Website: https://maiasz.com/ 

About Your Book Study Hosts

• Lucas Grant, PPC, NCC is a school counselor at Lovell Middle School Lovell, Wyoming. He received his Bachelor’s in Accounting from the University of Wyoming in 2015 and his Master’s in Counseling from the University of Wyoming in 2019. He is a National Board Certified Counselor (NCC) and provisionally licensed counselor (PPC). He currently serves as the President-Elect for the Wyoming School Counselor Association.

• Kayla Wilkinson is a Licensed Professional Counselor and resource counselor at Natrona County High School in Casper, WY. She graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2019 with a Master’s in School Counseling and has presented on various topics around the state concerning counseling students with disabilities, using expressive techniques, and how to collaborate with school counselors. 

Agenda

March 13, 2024 – No Meeting this week, just reading!

1.5 hours reading of the text on participants’ own time.

Please complete the Introduction, and Chapters 1&2 for the first meeting.

March 20, 2024 - 1st Meeting this week!
1.5 hours reading of the text on participants’ own time.

1 hour of Book Study Meeting from 4:30-5:30pm.

Please complete Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 for the next meeting.

March 27, 2024

1.5 hours reading of the text on participants’ own time.
1 hour of Book Study Meeting from 4:30-5:30pm.
Please complete Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 for the next meeting.

April 3, 2024

1.5 hours reading of the text on participants’ own time.
1 hour of Book Study Meeting from 4:30-5:30pm
Please complete Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 for the next meeting.

April 10, 2024

1.5 hours reading of the text on participants’ own time.
1 hour of Book Study Meeting from 4:30-5:30pm.
Please complete Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 for the next meeting.

April 17, 2024

1.5 hours reading of the text on participants’ own time.
1 hour of Book Study Meeting from 4:30-5:30pm. Please complete Chapters 11 and 12 for the next meeting.

April 24, 2024 - LAST Meeting!
1 hour of Book Study Meeting from 4:30-5:30pm

COLLECT READING LOGS & Make Up Papers 

Totals

9 hours of reading 
6 hours of meeting and discussion = 15 HOURS TOTAL

You can receive 1 PTSB credit or 1 UW credit if you attend all weekly meetings (or complete a summary with the questions below of your reading, if you have to miss). 

MEETING MAKE-UP QUESTIONS

If you missed a day, please turn in a paper answering the following questions to get credit for the hour. 1 page per chapter minimum

(1) what is coming up for you/How what was talked about aected you/What do you relate to? (2) what did you learn from the chapter?
(3) what do you want to know more about?
(4) how you might apply this in your role at school?