A Social Worker's Response to Last Month's Shooting at Magruder H.S. in Maryland

This video was livestreamed on 1/28/22 and can be watched here: https://youtu.be/qs-2QGsjuWE My heart is broken and grieving with the Thomas family and the Magruder community after the shooting of a 15 year-old at Col. Magruder High School in Rockville, MD on January 22nd. I'm speaking today to help create a public space where other parents can connect in order to heal, learn, and collaborate with hard-working county and school staff who care for our children every day. I'm the parent of two children in Montgomery County Public Schools, and husband to a MCPS teacher. I've been a social worker for 20 years and run two private psychotherapy clinics specializing in trauma recovery and relationships, and I host The Soul of Life psychology and spirituality podcast. If my message resonates in some way, or makes you uncomfortable, I hope you would make that known and please post a comment here: https://youtu.be/qs-2QGsjuWE My hope is that if we come together we can begin work of advocating for an increase in staffing for social workers and counselors in our schools.