Training & Consulting

My Story

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou

When you give a teacher or administrator and understanding along with tools that they need to be successful, you not only influence the students they have right now, but all of the students who they will encounter in the future. At Wellpoint, we are always taking on new challenges and looking for ways to innovate to make a greater impact.

Education & Experience

Sara Daniel has been helping school districts and early care settings work with students affected by trauma, mental health issues and behavioral challenges for over 20 years. She is currently a senior coach and consultant for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Trauma Sensitive School Initiative and the co-author of the Trauma Sensitive Schools Learning Module Series. She has worked with countess school districts nationwide and has trained thousands of school staff on the 7ei of Trauma Sensitive Schools. Sara is also certified in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) and is the leader of the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Interface Master Trainer Project for the State of Wisconsin.

I earned my master’s degree in Social Work from UW Milwaukee and am certified in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics and the Neurosequential Model of Education.

Tim has 25 years of professional experience in a variety of direct care and administrative positions, including In-Home Services, Foster Care, Treatment Foster Care, Residential Treatment, Child Welfare, Community-Based Services, Quality Improvement and Staff Development.

As the senior leader of Trauma Informed Care (TIC) initiatives across all organizational programs, he was responsible for implementing Wellpoint Care Network’s TIC philosophy and practices, including Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT).

He also created a TIC training curriculum centered around the 7 Essential Ingredients (7ei) of understanding and practicing TIC. He is a Mentor with the ChildTrauma Academy and a Master Trainer in Dr. Rob Anda and Laura Porter’s ACE Interface curriculum. Grove and Wellpoint Care Network  team’s work has been highlighted in various media, including a 2018 “60 Minutes” segment with special correspondent Oprah Winfrey and a three-year research study on the effectiveness of 7ei in child welfare published by the Journal of Child Custody in 2019.

Tim was recently featured in the premiere episode of Overloaded: Understanding Neglect, a podcast from the Institute for Child and Family Well-Being that aims to reimagine how we support families overloaded by stress in order to prevent child neglect. 

Julie Scott, MS, LPC, NCC, focuses on the impact of early life experiences on brain development. NMT Assessments provide a road map for services and therapeutic supports to best enhance a child’s current functioning. Julie works with families, schools and teams to enhance a child’s ability to regulate, relate and reason. Julie also consults and presents on the Neurosequential Model and helping children in home and school environments. Julie has been certified in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics™ (NMT) and has completed Phase II/Train-The-Trainer certification.