Trust Begins Here

Name: Trust Begins Here
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ISBN: 9798903450329

a Facilitator's Guide to Leading the Trustwork Series

Aaron B Kershaw, Billye J Jones

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Buildingblocs Publishing
02 April 2026

Social work; Social, group or collective psychology; Education: care & counselling of students; Psychotherapy

Series: Trustwork Foster

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Hold the space. Build the trust. Lead the room.

Trust Begins Here is the essential training and facilitation guide for leading healing circles based on the trauma-informed Trustwork Series. Written by educator and SEL strategist Aaron B. Kershaw, this guidebook equips facilitators to lead children, teens, and caregivers through structured group healing sessions-whether inside agencies, foster care systems, churches, shelters, or classrooms.

With a powerful blend of emotional insight and practical tools, Trust Begins Here offers step-by-step instruction for building emotionally safe group environments that center repair over performance, safety over structure, and connection over control.

Designed to pair with the three-part Trustwork Series-(Say It Small, Say It Anyway, and Steady in the Storm)-this guide includes:

A full 10-week session structure adaptable for youth, caregiver, or blended groups

Trauma-aware strategies for managing silence, shutdowns, disclosures, or group conflict

Tools like Safe Bubble¿, Truth Thread¿, Co-Regulation Prompts, and Repair Mapping

Emotional safety protocols and checklists for every facilitator

Room setup diagrams for home, agency, or community settings

Real-life practice scenarios with suggested responses

Pre/post surveys, attendance forms, and registration templates

A 30-question Certification Quiz + Answer Key

Appendices with emotional maps, story tools, and tech support resources

Guidance for integrating faith and culture with care and humility

Whether you're a veteran counselor, church leader, foster care advocate, or first-time facilitator, Trust Begins Here offers a complete roadmap for showing up, slowing down, and building emotional trust in a room full of strangers.

This guide is not about therapy. It's about presence.

It's not about fixing. It's about holding.

And it's not about the facilitator. It's about the circle.

By: Aaron B Kershaw
Consultant editor: Billye J Jones
Imprint: Buildingblocs Publishing
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9798903450329
Series: Trustwork Foster
Pages: 92
Publication Date: 02 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active