Gratitude: Thanking Caregivers in Residential and Trauma Facilities | Jim Smidt | TEDxCoeurdalene скачать в хорошем качестве

Gratitude: Thanking Caregivers in Residential and Trauma Facilities | Jim Smidt | TEDxCoeurdalene

Jim Smidt, the Director of a residential facility for teenage girls impacted by life changing trauma, reminds us to show our gratitude to the care providers in our lives. We echo Jim's beautiful talk and offer our heartfelt thanks for your compassion, commitment, expertise, emotional support, and unconditional love. We are grateful to you! Jim Smidt is the founder and Executive Director of Cornerstone Cottage, a residential treatment center specializing in complex trauma of teenage girls. His team has developed a therapeutic program to address and heal the devastating effects of physical abuse, sexual abuse, abandonment and neglect. Jim and his wife have been married for thirty-six years. They have five grown children and twelve grandchildren. Throughout the years Jim has actively participated in coaching youth sports, scouting, managing youth groups and mentoring programs. He has spoken at numerous seminars for children and young adults. He and his family even appeared on the TV show ‘World’s Strictest Parents’. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx