L.O.R.T.E. (Levels of Response to Traumatic Events)

Joyce Dixson killed a man. As she stood in
the courtroom and listened to the Judge issue the verdict,
bewildered, she thought: "How could my life have come to
this?" The next thing she thought was: "What is going to
happen to my children?"

Her children were just
two children in millions, who are still living with parents
in prison. There wasn't much information available on this
population when she went to prison. However, Levels of
Response to Traumatic Events is a tool that will equip
family, lay people and professionals alike in effectively
helping and working with children of incarcerated parents.

LORTE is:

• A tool that
  describes the journey the children will take; and the stops
  they will make along the way
• A tool that tracks,
  defines and explains adverse behavior
• A tool that
  allows the youth, caregiver and professional to identify
  where the youth is in the cycle
• A way to simplify
  the task of creating effective treatment goals

LORTE is a tool for resiliency. We can give our children
what they need to bounce back. Levels of Response to
Traumatic Events is a tool that makes resiliency more than possible.