Friends For Life — LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: S5Ep.3 Building Resilient Minds | Dr. Belinda Karge & Dr. Kara Bratton

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Dr. Karge and Dr. Bratton join Steph to talk about building mental resiliency in ourselves and in our young people.

Bio:

Dr. Belinda Karge devotes her career to ensuring that all students have successful opportunities and leaders are equipped with tools to transform education environments. She is a Professor in the School of Education Doctoral Program at Concordia University Irvine. She has taught and served in administrative roles in elementary and secondary schools globally. An expert in research based instructional strategies, she helps educators teach students how to use brain executive functions to navigate mental wellness. She has authored over 140 articles and ten books. She is Lutheran and served in the mission field. Her goal is to share God’s light with those around her in whatever way HE directs her.

Dr. Kara Bratton serves as an Assistant Professor in the School of Education in the doctoral programs at Concordia University Irvine, teaching special education and research classes and working as a dissertation chair. Previously, she was the special education director for Lutheran Special Education Ministries (LSEM) for 11 years and spent 11 years teaching K-8 special education in Lutheran Schools in Fort Wayne, IN at the beginning of her career. Kara also serves on the board of directors for the Indiana Non-public Education Association and as an Educator in Residence for the Progress Center. Along with two other professors, Kara is co-author of Resilient Minds: Christ-centered Mental Health Curriculum, which is available from Concordia Publishing House for middle school levels.

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Email us at friendsforlife@lcms.org

LCMS Life, Health and Family Ministries: lcmslife.org

For resources on the family: lcmslife.org/family

Find Resilient Minds at https://teachthefaith.cph.org/resilient-minds