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Joyce Dixson-Haskett is a front-runner in the advocacy for children of incarcerated parents. Her clinical model, Levels of Response to Traumatic Events (L.O.R.T.E.), is described as “The Most Sensible Approach in Assisting Children with Incarcerated Parents. She has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Joyce is a survivor of human trafficking and is also considered to be a “front-runner” in the fight against human trafficking.

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 out of millions who had a parent in prison. There wasn’t a lot of information available on this unique population when she went to prison. However, Levels of Response to Traumatic Events is a tool that will equip families, laypeople, and professionals in effectively helping and working with children of incarcerated parents.
L.O.R.T.E. IS

• A tool that guides you through both the abstract and concrete areas of thought and behavior while a child is adjusting to life with a parent in prison
• A tool that tracks, defines, and explains different levels of changed behavior
• A tool that allows youth, caregivers, and professionals to identify where the child is in the cycle
• A tool that simplifies the task of creating effective treatment goals

L.O.R.T.E. is a tool for resilience. We can give these children what they need to bounce back. Levels of Response to Traumatic Events is a tool that makes resiliency more than possible.