Trauma-Informed, Healing Centered, Community Based Practice

February 20, 2020

Hosting Org: Association for Mental Health and Wellness

Date: February 20, 2020

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location: Association for Mental Health and Wellness, 2040 Ocean Avenue, Training Room, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

Event Link: Trauma-Informed, Healing Centered, Community Based Practice

Participants will learn how to utilize various perspectives and approaches of working with survivors of trauma, including neurobiological, holistic, humanist, cognitive behavioral, and community-based. Participants will leave the workshop with new tools for how to facilitate healing when working with people who have experienced trauma.

Who Should Attend: 

Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists, Marriage and Family Therapists, and any professional that is working in the mental health field.    

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will learn the neurobiology of trauma and the ways that trauma impacts brain development.
  • Through interactive learning methods, participants will learn new strategies for engaging and working with individuals who have experienced trauma. 
  • Participants will learn about holistic modalities used to treat trauma and stress.
  • Participants will also learn about how structured peer support can be a vital tool in supporting trauma survivors.

Contact

Christina Steudte, LMHC
(631) 471-724 ext 1330
csteudte@mhaw.org