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June 9, 2023 36 mins

In this episode, Adopt Change CEO Renée Carter speaks with Bruce. D. Perry, MD, Phd. about children with an experience of trauma, navigating the school setting. Dr Perry shares how educators can bring a climate of respect, regulation and innovation into the classroom for kids who have trauma backgrounds.

Dr Perry is an active teacher, clinician and researcher in children’s mental health and neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs and policy across the world. He is also co-author of best-selling book “What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing”, with Oprah Winfrey.


This conversation was recorded as part of the Adopt Change National Permanency Conference 2022, Supporting Children at Home and School to #THRIVE.

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Find out more about Dr Perry at https://www.bdperry.com

You can get in contact with us at www.adoptchange.org.au

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Show Credits:

Host: Michelle Stacpoole, Adopt Change

Guests: Dr Bruce Perry & Renée Carter

Audio Producer: Fernanda Dedic, Adopt Change

Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change


Adopt Change acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded and edited this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and end that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.


Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. is the author of best-selling book What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing, with Oprah Winfrey. He 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.


Renée Carter is the CEO of Adopt Change and a passionate advocate for the wellbeing of children and young people. She leads a team of Adopt Change Changemakers nationally, with major activities including the #THRIVE National Permanency Conference; My Forever Family NSW; Yesvember A Home for Every Child campaign; MyPacks first night back packs; Empower Change; along with engagement with community, government, media and the sector. Renée is a member of the Institute Advisory Group for the independent research centre Institute of Open Adoption Studies (The University of Sydney) and was previously Vice Chair of NSW Committee on Adoption and Permanent Care (COAPC).

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