My site was the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, a non-profit organization that is committed to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, building strong families, and protecting child well-being. They provide services to those in the greater St. Louis region who are facing homelessness, food insecurity, overwhelming parental stress, or other crises. Many served by the Crisis Nursery have faced one or more adverse childhood experiences that may have led to the challenges they are facing today that disrupt flourishing. Adverse childhood experience are inextricably linked to intergenerational transfers of trauma, which ensure that children will have the same negative outcomes as their parents. In order to combat the intergenerational transference of trauma, the Crisis Nursery creates a positive learning environment to foster healthy relationships and positive emotions within the family system. Based on the broaden-and-build theory by Barbara Fredrickson, parents can use those positive emotions to learn new skills and develop resiliency. This broadening leads to better parental achievement and gives the personal resources necessary to achieve goals outside of the family, and continue this healthy cycle as new problems arise. Thus, creating an intergenerational transfer of hope rather than trauma. 

Dr. Kuebli was an influential figure in developing this presentation. She gives never-ending support to all of her students, which really shows her dedication to not only the field, but also in training students to have as much passion and care as she does. She was always there for any question or concern during this project, and encouraged the class to expand their knowledge about their chosen topic as much as possible. Without her endless feedback, advice, and words of encouragement this project could not have succeeded.