Trauma & Recovery Conference Breakout Sessions

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS SCHEDULE October 17-18, 2024

Thursday, October 17th, 2024 9:15-10:15 AM: Giving the Best to Those Who Need the Most presented by Kim Carter-Tillman 2:45-3:45 PM: No Child Left Inside presented by Bryn Lottig Friday, October 18th, 2024 9:15-10:15 AM: The Lighthouse Effect: A Chance in the World presented by Steve Pemberton 2:45-3:45 PM: The Bridge Between Trauma-Informed Training & Real-Life Experience presented by Alexis & Justin Black For more details about our keynote presenters and their presentations please visit www.traumaandrecoveryconference.com/keynotes

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PLEASE NOTE THAT VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SELECT THEIR WORKSHOPS. ONLY ONE WORKSHOP WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED VIA ZOOM. WORKSHOPS WITH AN ASTERISK (*) NEXT TO THE TITLE WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED VIA ZOOM.

BREAKOUT SESSION 1

Thursday, October 17, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ET MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY SYSTEMS LEAVING BEHIND FAMILY TRAUMA* Deb Borzellino LMFT

This interactive workshop will afford attendees the ability to gain experience in interrupting generational patterns of trauma. Whether working with an individual, couple or family, Multigenerational Family Therapy will provide clients with the opportunity to leave behind what does not belong to them. Using a systemic lens, attendees will assess family dynamics, uncover unknown influences, and identify unspoken and spoken family roles, rules, and communication.

THE ROLE OF SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION IN HEALING TRAUMA IN BLACK MENTAL HEALTH Pastor Briggitte Brown, LCSW

Recognizing spirituality's impact on trauma healing in Black mental health is vital. Rooted in cultural resilience, these frameworks offer coping mechanisms and communal support, fostering identity in places of worship. Rituals guide forgiveness, and belief in a higher power provides hope amid adversity. Acknowledging diverse spiritual paths, mental health professionals must create inclusive environments. Embracing the interplay of spirituality and mental health contributes to a comprehensive approach in addressing trauma within the Black community, promoting culturally competent and inclusive care.

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TRAUMA AND GRIEF RECOVERY: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO HEALING Erin ONeil, LCSW Anthony Nave, LCSW, LADC, ACS

It is common when supporting a client through trauma recovery that feelings and experiences of grief are a part of the healing process.

Using interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) as a clinical framework, participants will learn the foundations of integrating trauma and grief therapy interventions in supporting the client in achieving their treatment goals. This course will build on theories from clinicians, such as Dr. Judith Herman's three stages of recovery and Dr. J William Worden's four tasks of mourning, to understand when to introduce various clinical interventions. .

HEALING THE MOTHER WOUND Leyanne Oliveira

For generations, women have neglected to own their power and place in society, creating deep internal wounds often projected on our daughters. Healing the mother wound is a journey all women must take to re-parent her inner child from the wounds of the mother. When we face our traumas with heart, it creates a portal of possibilities for more. Join us for an interactive healing experience on letting go and reconnecting to your power as a woman.

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BREAKOUT SESSION 2

Wednesday, October 17, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN A CLINICAL SETTING Stephanie Zanker-Rivera MS, LPC Lisa Zurolo, LCSW

This presentation is designed to enhance an individual's understanding of human trafficking, including both sex and labor trafficking. This curriculum will assist participants in identifying people at risk of and/or confirmed survivors of trafficking and understanding the impact of trafficking on survivors. Facilitators will provide information on prevention and intervention and how to best respond and support identified trafficking victims.

INTRODUCTION TO ACCELERATED RESOLUTION THERAPY Laney Rosenzweig, MS, LMFT Vickie Alston, LCSW, DCSW

Participants will learn about the therapy known as Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) in a power point. presented by Laney Rosenzweig, the Developer and Founder of ART. Participants will also will learn some of the types of issues ART is used for by listening to video clips of clients speaking about their session. There will be slides and discussion about how ART is believed to work in making changes in negative sensations and images to do what the Developer calls "positization" to resolve the problem.

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POLYVAGAL THEORY: ACCESSING THE HEALING POWER OF OUR NERVOUS SYSTEM Michele Klimczak, MA, LMSW

Polyvagal theory describes the way our nervous systems regulate our thoughts, behaviors, and physiology in a process mediated by the vagus nerve: the literal link between our brains and our bodies.

Polyvagal theory contributes greatly to our understanding of "triggering" -- how our bodies detect danger and then mobilize for fight, flight, or freeze responses. The knowledge that we can impact processes previously thought to be largely unconscious has important clinical implications for work with traumatized individuals and enables all of us to access our natural ability to experience safety, joy, and connectedness in an uncertain world. .

HOW TO WORK IN THE HUMAN SERVICE FIELD AND THRIVE* Eileen M. Russo, MA

If you work in the human service field, you are working with trauma survivors, regardless of your job title. This means you are at risk for the real occupational hazards of burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma. These risks are often responded to with ineffective strategies such as time management, a reduction in self-care, and even a job change. Attend this workshop and learn the difference between burnout, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and more effective strategies to manage each.

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PLEASE NOTE THAT VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SELECT THEIR WORKSHOPS. ONLY ONE WORKSHOP WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED VIA ZOOM. WORKSHOPS WITH AN ASTERISK (*) NEXT TO THE TITLE WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED VIA ZOOM.

BREAKOUT SESSION 1

Friday, October 18, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ET REDEFINING WEALTH: HEALING FINANCIAL WOUNDS LaQueshia Clemons, LCSW, AFC

Delve into the intricacies of your relationship with money and unearth the beliefs shaping your financial journey. With expert guidance, uncover practical tools to transform negative money narratives into empowering stories not just for yourself, but also to guide your clients. This engaging session equips you to lead others on their financial empowerment journey. Rewrite your financial narrative, unlock prosperity, and join us for a transformative experience in healing--empowering both yourself and those you serve.

RETHINKING REENTRY: HOW MANDATED TREATMENT CAN PERPETUATE PUNISHMENT AND PREVENT HEALING* Ann Marie Hager, MS Kathryn Thomas, PhD, JD

This session delves into the complexities of mandated treatment in legal contexts, focusing on the barriers individuals face in accessing care. We'll present insights from treatment providers on their practices and perspectives, particularly regarding the feasibility of adopting a harm reduction approach. These discussions carry important implications for shaping both clinical practices and legal frameworks.

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SOMATIC EXPERIENCING TRAUMA HEALING: INTRODUCTION TO PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES Beth Robins Roth, APRN, SEP

This workshop is an introduction to Somatic Experiencing Trauma Healing as developed by Peter Levine, PhD, and taught and practiced in the U.S. and around the world. An overview of Somatic Experiencing will be presented, emphasizing the neurobiology of this multi-disciplinary approach to understanding and treating individual, group, community, intergenerational, and world trauma.

A variety of experiential practices that bring regulation, reslience, and healing to the mind-body system will be taught. Medical, nursing, mental health and social service providers can readily share these practices with clients and patients.

MAINTAINING COMPOSURE IN THE FACE OF HOSTILITY Alicia Davis PCC

Participants will learn how to recognize and regulate their emotional reactions when faced with emotionally charged (anger, rage, rudeness) situations and people. They will explore the role their nervous system plays, identify specific triggers, and learn to respond instead of reacting in these situations. They will also practice simple, yet powerful, de-escalation skills to use in situations of conflict and aggression. Skills utilized will include centering, grounding and calming techniques based on mindfulness and emotional intelligence principles.

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BREAKOUT SESSION 2

Friday, October 19, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET RISK AND RESILIENCE: A STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH TO LGBTQ+ TRAUMA Robin McHaelen, MSW Shane Scott, LCSW This workshop will explore the unique traumas LGBTQ+ individuals face, using the Minority Stress model to examine distal and proximal stress impacts. We'll discuss their specific concerns, strengths, and challenges across marginalized identities. The session will end with a look at a post-traumatic growth model, highlighting the community's resilience.

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND VICARIOUS TRAUMA Patricia D. Wilcox, LCSW Aminah Ali, LMSW

We must create workplaces in which all staff feel safe and connected, which includes acknowledging the differing experiences of our staff of color. This workshop examines how healers of color may approach the work with unique strengths, histories, resources, power, and needs. The agency must create an environment in which all staff feel safe and connected. This includes positive staff support, cultivating connected teams, providing effective supervision, and creating a culture in which staff can acknowledge the effects of the work on them personally. The workshop will offer practical suggestions for combating vicarious trauma for all.

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STANDING OUR SACRED GROUND: A PARALLEL PROCESS OF RESILIENCY AND POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH* Tawanna Woolfolk, LCSW, CIT

Stand your sacred ground as a clinican by cultivating clinical and professional life practices that will support your capacity to become resilient against overwhelm, burnout, stress, and vicarious trauma while stewarding your clients through trauma-informed treatment.

Through a therapist-centered approach and lens, verbal and nonverbal communication skills, emotional regulation and distress tolerance abilities will be bolstered. In addition, your capacity to practice subjective and objective observations of yourself within relation to your clinical work will be bolstered along with your ability to adhere to interpersonal boundaries that will lead to generative productivity, post-traumatic growth, optimal resiliency, and inclusive and affirming care.

BUILDING RESILIENCE FROM WITHIN: INTEGRATING EMDR AND YOGA THERAPY FOR TRAUMA Sara Merrick-Albano, C-IAYT Christine Saari C-IAYT While EMDR effectively addresses trauma's cognitive and emotional aspects, the body often holds residual tension that hinders the ability to establish a felt sense of safety. Yoga therapy, with its focus on individualized practices such as movement, breathwork, and meditation, offers a powerful companion to EMDR by facilitating somatic integration and cultivating a felt sense of safety. This presentation explores how yoga therapy complements the EMDR process, leading to deeper healing, lasting change, and a strengthened sense of resilience.

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