The Mindset
Hosts Christopher Feltner and Kim Sanders discuss Ukeru's philosophy of Comfort vs. Control and how school/organizations are benefiting from this approach. Ukeru® (Japanese for “receive”) is the first crisis intervention training program to offer a physical alternative to restraint and seclusion. The method is used across North America, Brazil and New Zealand in entities ranging from public/private schools, hospitals, psychiatric residential treatment centers, foster care agencies, forensic units, and so much more.
- Update frequency
- every 49 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 23
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
A Lot Has Happened Since 1949!
For Mental Health Awareness Month, Christopher had the pleasure of talking with one of Grafton's Clinical Administrators, Stefanee Lambert (LCSW, M. Ed) to talk about a wide variety of areas in Menta…
00:45:21 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Music as Therapy
In this episode, Christopher talks with one of Grafton's music therapists, Milo Levine, about what Music Therapy is and how he has used it to help many children and adults, and even how it connects w…
00:31:58 |
Fri 09 May 2025
This Glass Is Always Half Full
In this episode, Christopher speaks with Ukeru's Outreach Engineer, Angela Craig, about her path leading to Ukeru which took her through the Education and Early Intervention fields and how her experi…
00:29:40 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
A Beginner’s Guide to Ukeru
How are we to Episode 20 already? Recently, a customer asked Christopher which podcast episode he'd recommend to someone who wants to begin learning about Ukeru or (at the very least) a good starting…
00:34:56 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Northern Perseverance
In this episode, Christopher talks to Jen Sahr from Fargo Public Schools about implementing Ukeru through the height of a pandemic and sustaining positive change.
00:38:18 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
The View From Both Sides of the Curtain
In this episode Christopher talks with Ukeru Learning Engineer, Lana Ingram-Gore, about her experience as a staff using Ukeru with individuals, then switching over to traveling to train others in Uke…
00:44:42 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Residential Treatment: The Stories They Don't Make Documentaries About
In this episode, Christopher talks with Marta Finnegan, LPC-MHSP, Program Director for Norris Academy located in Andersonville, TN. She shares their story of how using Comfort vs Control has changed …
00:25:23 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
Promoting Empowerment for All
In this episode, Christopher talks with Alexandra Elfers to learn one person's story of working to create change from the inside out. In this case, in the world of Applied Behavior Analysis.
00:56:41 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Reaping What You Sow
In this episode, we talk with two of our longest certified trainers at Bittersweet Farms to hear how they've successfully built and sustained a trauma-informed culture for the individuals they serve,…
00:57:14 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Taking Ukeru and Trauma-Informed Approaches Beyond Training
In this Episode, Christopher Feltner and Kim Sanders talk with Christine Hathaway from Perspectives Corporation based in North Kingstown, RI; a program serving youth and adults with disabilities. In …
00:46:14 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Am I Making Things Better or Worse?
It has been awhile since this duo has been able to record together. While on the road, Ukeru President, Kim Sanders, and Training Architect, Christopher Feltner, had many rich discussions about diffe…
00:34:42 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
Culture Change on a Mountain Top
In this episode, Christopher talked with Shaun Mohon from Mingus Mountain Youth Treatment Center based in the beautiful Prescott Valley, AZ. They talked about getting past their own skepticism, creat…
00:37:09 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Doing What's Right Even When It's Difficult
Reginald is the Principal of ReLife School in Puyallup, WA. He has become a huge advocate for Ukeru, after seeing tremendous results within their own programs. In this episode you will hear Reginald …
00:45:08 |
Fri 29 Sep 2023
Tell Me You Believe in Comfort vs. Control Without Telling Me
In this episode we talk to teacher, and Ukeru Champion, Chyna Lynner about her journey in special education, using social media platforms to promote kinder practices and how she went from skeptic to …
00:46:30 |
Thu 27 Jul 2023
Trauma-Informed Treatment
This month our Training Architect, Christopher Feltner, sat down with Jon St. Pierre the Executive Director of Brighter Transitions Youth Treatment Center and Falls Academy in Sioux Falls, SD! In thi…
00:40:20 |
Tue 18 Jul 2023
Catching Up, Moving Forward
For the first time since 2021, Kim Sanders and Christopher Feltner sat down for a conversation going over the history of Ukeru, discussing difficult mindsets they’ve encountered in their field and cl…
00:41:36 |
Wed 19 Apr 2023
Embracing Change
We had the opportunity to speak with Ed Nientimp and Mary Triana to talk about Millcreek Township School District's (MTSD) journey with Ukeru. From training to implementation, then (several years lat…
00:44:01 |
Tue 28 Mar 2023
Hope for Families
Ukeru's Training Architect, Christopher Feltner, sat down to talk to Susan Anderson and Camberly Pifer from the Infant & Toddler Connection of Shenandoah Valley. They discussed what Early Interventio…
00:32:55 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
A Calling to Help Others
Training and Performance Architect Chris Feltner interviews Learning Engineer Allison Hoffmaster about her family’s history of working at Grafton, traveling with Ukeru, and how working in behavioral …
00:32:56 |
Fri 21 May 2021
Understanding Power Dynamics
Ukeru President Kim Sanders and Training and Performance Architect Christopher Feltner explore the subject of power dynamics in the behavioral health workplace. Practicing Ukeru not only means using …
00:56:04 |
Sat 06 Mar 2021
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